Zim junior tennis players off to a good start

LOCAL junior tennis players got off to a good start in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) J5 Bulawayo 2021 Tennis Tournament which started on Monday at Bulawayo Country Club.

It is an ITF under-18 competition where the players, among other things, target improving their international rankings.

The tournament is currently underway with junior tennis sensation Kudzai Chapepa (13), who is not ITF-ranked, getting the better of 15-year Egyptian Joody Elkady 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the tournament.

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