SPORTS: Nigeria Tennis Players Round Off Training With Spanish Coach

Prominent among the players are Serena Teluwo and Reya Holmes who are using the programme as part of build-up to the ITF/CAT U-12 African Junior Championship scheduled for Casablanca, Morocco in September.

While Serena is already assured of her place in the tournament which would feature about 80 players from 20 countries, Reya is an alternate player for Nigeria, having missed out of the qualifiers held in Lagos in April through injury while on preparation in London.

Having been in Nigeria for a similar programme two years ago, Jose Velasco submitted that Nigeria can produce tennis stars calling for attention of the game especially at the grassroots.

“Its a good and bad news for Nigeria in tennis. The good news is that there are lots of potential. The country is having lots of talents. However, the bad news is there’s lack of information regarding the coaching aspect.

“They are paying so much attention to the kids such that they are overworking them on court. The pattern they are being put through is perhaps the toughest of all,” he submitte