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ITF world Tennis Tour: Israeli player knocks out Nigeria's Yakubu

Supreme Desk
26 Nov 2021 7:55 AM GMT
ITF world Tennis Tour: Israeli player knocks out Nigerias Yakubu
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Cohen said she would devote time perfecting her tactics for Friday’s semi final match against other Ohunene Yakubu of Nigeria or Joody Elkady of Egypt in the singles category.

Israel's Romi Cohen, on Thursday whipped Ozi-oiza Yakubu of Nigeria 6-0, 7-5 to qualify for the singles semi finals of the ongoing J5 World Tennis Championships in Abuja. Supreme reports that the match was played in the second leg of the ITF Tennis world Tour J5 Abuja, which commenced on Nov. 24 and is expected to end on Nov. 28 at the tennis complex of the Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

Cohen said that she was very happy about the victory. His performance was better than the previous week that she played, she said had worked and fought hard to deserve the victory. Defeating her opponent was a great task. Her plan is to win the tournament's finals. She has done a good calculation and he hoped to lift the trophy this time around. She would put her best to hit her target.

Cohen said she would devote time perfecting her tactics for Friday's semi final match against other Ohunene Yakubu of Nigeria or Joody Elkady of Egypt in the singles category. In another female singles category, Ohunene Yakubu beat Rebecca Ekpenyong 6-1, 6-1 to qualify for the semifinals. In the male singles category round of 16, Lucky Danjuma defeated Marshall Hulett of South Africa 6-3, 6-4, while Mukhtar Andu of Great Britain beat Desmond Ayaaba of Ghana 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

In another match played in the male doubles category, Daniel Crowie and Marshall Hulett, both of South Africa, defeated Nigeria's duo of Jibril Adamu and Isaac Danjuma 7-5, 6-3 in round of 16. Emmanuel Jebutu and Chika Nwaozuzu of US flogged Fortune Joseph and Yassine Mahmah of Morocco 6-3, 6-1 in round of 16. A total of 45 players from Nigeria (host), Canada, US, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Ghana and South Africa are participating in the championships. Supreme reports that the J5 ITF World Tennis Tour, which started on Nov. 24 will end on Sunday, Nov. 28.

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