Senegal’s Salif Kanté faced elimination from the African Cup of Nations tennis tournament after falling in the semi-final against Egyptian player Safwat Sabry with a score of 4-6, 4-6. Despite the defeat, Kanté had earlier secured victories in the second round against Moroccan Mehdi Ziadi and in the quarter-finals against Nigerian Henry Atseye. While Kanté’s journey in the singles competition came to an end, he still had the opportunity to compete for third place against the other semi-finalist.
The dominance of North African countries in African tennis was evident, with the men’s and women’s singles finals featuring all-Egyptian matchups. Additionally, in the men’s doubles final, Egypt faced Morocco, while the women’s doubles final saw Morocco crowned African champions against Egypt.
