World Tennis Tour J5: Wilson Igbinovia Beat US Star, Belday To Emerge Champion

World Tennis Tour J5: Wilson Igbinovia Beat US Star, Belday To Emerge Champion By Our Reporter Nigeria’s Wilson Igbinovia on Sunday beat US tennis star Rohan Belday in two straight sets 7-6, 6-3 to emerge the winner of this year’s Abuja J5 Tennis Tournament. Wilson who is 17 years old, another prodigy from the popular Igbinovia tennis family, was heavily backed by the home fans as he overcame a stiff resistance from Belday at the Central Tennis court of the Package B, Moshood Abiola stadium, Abuja. “I see him as a very big opponent, so I had to level up my game to beat him. I was well charged for the game, I used the angles more. His balls were like kind of weak, so I took advantage of it and I made him unbalanced. It feels amazing to win, from now I’m going for college tennis in Arizona USA where I will be staying with my uncle. But I don’t have a sponsor, it has been me and my dad and a few club members responsible for taking me to tournaments.” USA’s 15 years old Rohan Belday who came with a number of trainers and also enjoyed a significant level of support from the home fans, said he wasn’t disappointed with his game. “All this two weeks, I think I gave it everything I had, it was a great match and I gave my 100%, it was a good final. He is definitely underrated, he should be rated much more higher than he is right now. I played him last week, I knew what he was capable of, he won last week, but I think it was a great game today. He played a little bit more solid than me, made more balls, he started moving me around the court, making me loss stamina, did a lot more better than me." Wilson Igbinova by the victory achieved a career-high ranking of 697 on the ITF world Junior tennis rankings. Nigeria’s Mary Love beat her opponent Godwin Mary 6-0, 6-3 to emerge the winner of the women category.