Tennis News of Thursday, 4 March 2021

Source: Gabriel Amoakoh, Contributor

Grace Tomegah beats Akua Akoma Hansen to win Ladies Challenger Series III title

Grace Nyanyuie Tomegah with her award for winning the tourney Grace Nyanyuie Tomegah with her award for winning the tourney

Grace Nyanyuie Tomegah produced a stunning performance to beat Akua Akoma Hansen 6-3,2-6,6-0 in the Ladies Challenger Series final on Friday at the National Tennis Center, Accra.

The weeklong program was organized by Second Serve Tennis Shop, a subsidiary of Tennis Foundation Ghana with support from Bebiees Events and ITAKOL.

"I have to congratulate Akua. She played a wonderful match and she really pushed me," said Grace.

Grace gave up the first break of serve at 3-1 with three double faults, before reeling off five straight games as Akua Hansen racked up the errors bringing the set to an end at 6-3.

Two brilliant cross-court backhands gave Akua Hansen an early break in the second set. Grace recovered from 3-1 down but Akua Hansen maintained her momentum to win the second set 6-2. Grace went up 5-0 in the final set and served for the victory there.

The result means Grace Tomegah moves up to number 5 in the Tennis Foundation Ghana (TFG)/Ghana Tennis Federation (GTF) rankings.