Invincible
Nov 28, 2008
<b>Tennis star Mugabe storms semi-finals</b><br><br>DUNCAN Mugabe, capped a great week in West Africa on the tennis courts after storming the semi-finals of the Gabon F2 Futures in Libreville on Thursday.
Tennis star Mugabe storms semi-finals
BY PHILLIP CORRY
DUNCAN Mugabe, capped a great week in West Africa on the tennis courts after storming the semi-finals of the Gabon F2 Futures in Libreville on Thursday.
The 18-year-old eased his way to the last four with a 6-4 6-3 victory over unseeded Frenchman Mathieu Goven to book his ticket for a titanic clash against top seed Kamil Capkovic from Slovakia.
It’s Mugabe’s best achievement since becoming a professional two months ago. He has played in six ITF futures tournaments before.
The Libreville tournament has 15,000(sh29.7m) in prize money and the Ugandan youngster could be guaranteed a cash prize in the region of $800(sh1.5m) to $900(sh1.7m) from this stage. Mugabe is expected back in Kampala to play in the ITF/East Africa 18 and Under tennis tournament as he bids farewell to the junior circuit.
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GABON 11 FUTURES
Quarter-finals
Mugabe bt Goven
6-4, 6-3
Semi-finals
Mugabe v Capkovic
BY PHILLIP CORRY
DUNCAN Mugabe, capped a great week in West Africa on the tennis courts after storming the semi-finals of the Gabon F2 Futures in Libreville on Thursday.
The 18-year-old eased his way to the last four with a 6-4 6-3 victory over unseeded Frenchman Mathieu Goven to book his ticket for a titanic clash against top seed Kamil Capkovic from Slovakia.
It’s Mugabe’s best achievement since becoming a professional two months ago. He has played in six ITF futures tournaments before.
The Libreville tournament has 15,000(sh29.7m) in prize money and the Ugandan youngster could be guaranteed a cash prize in the region of $800(sh1.5m) to $900(sh1.7m) from this stage. Mugabe is expected back in Kampala to play in the ITF/East Africa 18 and Under tennis tournament as he bids farewell to the junior circuit.
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GABON 11 FUTURES
Quarter-finals
Mugabe bt Goven
6-4, 6-3
Semi-finals
Mugabe v Capkovic