Nigeria, July 5 -- For the first time in more than three decades, Nigeria will once again be represented in the singles draw at Wimbledon.

History was made in London this week as Aurum Tennis Academy star and Nigeria's brightest tennis prospect, Oluwaseun "The Shark" Ogunsakin, secured qualification for the Wimbledon Junior Championships.

On Thursday, 3 July, the teenager booked his place in the main draw, becoming the first Nigerian since 1990 to compete in the singles event at Wimbledon and the country's first singles representative at any Grand Slam in more than a decade.

The feat marks another milestone in what has already been a breakthrough season for the fast-rising Nigerian.

Ogunsakin's path to the main draw was as convincing ...