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All is now set for the grand finale of the 47th edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria Open Senior Tennis DX Championship holding at the tennis courts of the package “B” of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
With the Men completely separated from boys, the men’s singles defending champion and championship seed 3 Michael Emmanuel who played himself into the final for the second consecutive time back-to-back will face Nigeria’s current no 1 and tournament top seed, Abua Cannice en’s singles final while Ogunjobi women seed 5. Bassey Etoro and seed 6, Ogunjobi Success will battle it o in the women’s single final.
To get to the final, Etoro Bassey defeated Emmanuel-Essien Bright 2-1 ( 6-0, 1-6, 6-4 ) while Ogunjobi Success sent ladies top seed, Mohammed Khadijat packing by beating g her 2-1 ( 6-4,4-6, 6-1 ).
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Playing in the men’s singles semi-finals, top seed, Abua Canice who is eyeing his first CBN Senior Tennis Trophy, out- stroked seed 8, Yusuf Abubakar, in two straight sets, 6-3, 6-4 while the defending champion and tournament seed 3, Michael Emmanuel who is playing his second CBN Senior Tennis final back-to-back,, beat Jimoh Joseph 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to come face to face with with Abua Canice..
In the men’s singles category of the wheelchair event
