Bulus reached the semi-finals of the Benin Leg of the point-earning tournament where he lost to eventual winner Delmas N'tcha of Benin Republic and is now a victory away from bagging the crown which could see him rise significantly in the world junior rankings.
Before claiming the scalp of Lago, the 16-year-old's breathless display at the Stade Omnisports which has also saw him defeat Indian Vansh Bhagtani 6-2, 6-2 and Hugo Jardin of France 7-6, 6-4 in the second round and quarter-finals respectively, is expected to fire him up for the final where he will meet the winner of the clash between sixth-seeded Nt'cha and Eliakim Coulibaly, the second seed from Cote d'ivoire.
The Aces Tennis Club of Lagos player, who was a surprise quarter-finalist at this year's CBN Open, has now reached his second final in the circuit in five months having appeared in the championship match in a similar tournament in May in Cote d'ivoire where incidentally, he
lost to Coulibaly 6-1, 5-7, 4-6.
In the girls' singles, there was no respite for title holder, Oyinlomo Barakat Quadri, as she bowed 3-6, 4-6, in the quarter-finals to unseeded Margaux Rouvroy of France. She was beaten at the same stage last week by Indian Bhakti Bawani.
Nigeria's Adetayo Adetunji who won the Benin Leg last weekend is not participating this time. The final week of the tournament featuring about 90 participants from over 25 countries is scheduled to serve-off on Monday.
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Nigeria's Adetayo Adetunji, absent at the ongoing tournament in Togo.
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