A member of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Bala Yesufu has said that the recent visit of the celebrated Williams sisters, Venus and Serena can mark a turnaround for Nigerian tennis if stakeholders and sponsors pull their resources together for the good of players.
Speaking on sidelines of the exhibition match between the two sisters at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club in Onikan, which Venus won, Yesufu, who is the Public Affairs Manager (North) of Nigerian Breweries PLC, said it was possible for Nigeria to produce quality tennis stars if the enabling environment was in provided
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