Oluwaseun Ogunsakin has made another big breakthrough for Nigerian tennis after defeating top seed Felix Roussel 6-3, 6-4 to qualify for the US Open Junior Championships main draw.
The Nigerian teenager had already beaten Poland’s Tymon Litwic 6-3, 6-0 in the opening round of qualifying before producing another impressive performance against Roussel.
The last documented Nigerian to make it to the US Open junior event goes back decades. Now, Ogunsakin has put Nigeria back on the US Open junior singles stage.
The teenager is also enjoying a remarkable 2026 season. He has already competed at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, reaching the Wimbledon boys’ singles main draw and the doubles semifinals. He is now set to compete in the US Open Junior main draw, which begins September 6.
For us Nigerian tennis fans, Seun Shark is giving us something to cheer about in New York.
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