By John Egbokhan
Nigerian tennis players will attempt to make amends for their failures last week when the main draw of the Governor’s Cup Futures II serves off today at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan.

The likes of Abdulmumuni Babalola, Lawal Shehu, Candy Idoko and Fatima Abinu will be leading their compatriots in the search for invaluable computer ranking points and a few dollars at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) approved tournament.

And this week’s matches will get extra value as the ITF, has approved the presence of Scouts to monitor matches in the 12th edition of the only international tournament in Nigeria.

ITF, through its Administrator, Professional Tournaments, Alistair Williams, wrote to the Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF and the Tournament Director of the Governor’s Cup, Prince Wale Oladunjoye, to inform them of the approval given to the scouts who are called Sportradar (SR) – also known as Sportsdata, to be physically present at the venue of the tournament with their gadgets to monitor and record matches.

”I write to inform you that Sportradar (“SR”) – also known as Sportsdata – has been given permission by the ITF and the relevant National Associations to have data collection personnel (also known as “scouts”) attend and work on-site at specific ITF Pro Circuit tournaments,” said the ITF.