Ayida Excited About Competitiveness, Talent Of Players at Lagos Schools' Tennis Competition

Ayida Excited About Competitiveness, Talent Of Players at Lagos Schools' Tennis Competition

Hassan Abdulsalam 07:01 - 21.10.2023

The competition sponsored by the Allison & Oluremi Ayida Foundation at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Onikan, Lagos.

Bawo Ayida have praised the talent and competitiveness of the players at the ongoing Lagos Schools' Tennis Championship in Lagos.

He also expressed his deep joy and excitement with Children competing in various age groups to earn exciting prizes in thw chamionship.

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Aruna is expected to begin his campaign in the main draw, where he will face top seeds such as Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto, Brazil's Hugo Calderano, Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun-Ju, and Germany's title candidates Dimitrij Ovtcharov and Dang Qiu.

The competition sponsored by the Allison & Oluremi Ayida Foundation at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Onikan, Lagos.

The U-10 andU-18 started on Wednesday, October 19, 2023, have advanced to the semifinals.

The U-10 andU-18 started on Wednesday, October 19, 2023, have advanced to the semifinals.

Due to the number of players who enrolled for the competition, the boys U-14 and U-18 are still in the third round, while the ladies are still in the round robin round.

Ayida happy with Talents in Nigeria

Ayida who was at the venue of the tournament on Friday, could not hide his excitement at watching young talents compete and show their frustrations, and all sorts of emotions after losing games.

He noted that these were hallmarks of junior tennis competitions, a definite sign that the players are very competitive and want to win.

"What I’ve loved about this tournament, I’ve seen frustration, different emotions and what that shows is passion, competitiveness, ambition, that you want more. And it’s innate in humans to want more," he told Nigeria Tennis Live.

Ayida Excited About Competitiveness, Talent Of Players at Lagos Schools' Tennis Competition

He continued, “When you’re learning any new skill, mastery comes from consistent practice & feedback from experienced coaches.

"Watching these children compete you can see how driven they are to improve their craft & follow their passions unapologetically.”

Recall that Players like Mofifunoluwa Atilola, Roseline Nana, Fareehah Adams, Adesewa Olaniyan, Adesanya Olajuwon, Mohammed Musa, Joel Benjamin, Uwen Augustine and Tobi David are playing in two different categories of the competition.

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