Nigeria/Mali: Ubon Smashes Malian to Book S'final Spot

19 September 2014

Nigeria's Joseph Ubon exhibited a flawless display of tennis artistry yesterday as he defeated Yacouba Maiga of Mali 6-0, 6-0 to set up a semi-final meeting with top seed, Gueninle Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire at the ongoing 2014 ITF West and Central Africa Junior Circuit in Togo.

The third-seeded 17-year-old is the only Nigerian left in the Boys' Singles and he showed that his winning of the first-phase of the tournament, remarkably without dropping a set, was no fluke wrapping up the one-sided contest in less than 45 minutes. Ubon's good run is making up for the disappointment of his compatriots, five of whom were eliminated in the second round of the point-earning tournament on Tuesday.

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