Nigeria’s Seun Ogunsakin has advanced to the semifinals of the J200 Cairo World Tennis Tour Juniors tournament in Egypt after a hard-fought three-set victory over Egyptian home contender Omar Kandil.

Key takeaways

• Top seed Ogunsakin battled back after dropping the first set against Kandil.
• He prevailed 6-7(11), 6-4, 6-1 to book a place in the final four.
• The Aurum Tennis Academy player is representing the GSPDP/WT/CAT touring squad in Egypt.
• Ogunsakin is also playing the doubles competition with fellow Nigerian Ikenna Okonkwo.

Comeback seals semifinal place

Ogunsakin, the tournament’s leading seed, was pushed deep into the opening set by Kandil and narrowly lost the tiebreak 11-7. However, the Nigerian responded strongly, taking the second set 6-4 before dominating the decider 6-1.

The win puts him into the Cairo semifinals as he continues his bid for the junior singles crown.

Singles and doubles campaign

The Aurum Tennis Academy prospect is in Egypt as part of the GSPDP/WT/CAT team’s tour programme.

Alongside his singles run, Ogunsakin is contesting the doubles draw with compatriot Ikenna Okonkwo.