Africa Games tennis champion Angela Okutoyi will grace two tournaments in Tunisia as he ramps up her chase for the Olympics in Paris in July.
The two-time Kenya Open champion will play in the two key tournaments W35 La Marsa from May 27 before featuring in the W50 La Marsa tournament a week later at the same venue.
The 2022 Wimbledon junior doubles champion is targeting between 30 -50 points from the two tournaments to keep alive dreams of a maiden appearance at the global extravaganza in the French Capital.
This is after a mixed performance in the latest tournaments in the United States.
The Auburn-based student bagged two points after reaching the second qualifying round of the W75 Charlottesville in North Carolina.
She added eight points each from the W35 tournament in Boca Raton, Florida and the W35 tournament in Bethany Delaware for a total haul of 18 points.
The tournaments were played on her favourite surface of clay.
The country's top-ranked player said she will have to reach the semis or finals of both tournaments to qualify for the Olympics and she has not given up hope.
“ There are a lot of points to play for. Tunisia has been a good hunting ground and I hope everything goes well and I get as far as possible,” added Okutoyi.
The two tournaments in Tunisia will be played on hard court surfaces and Okutoyi said she will have to adjust to the surface, where the ball moves faster, unlike the clay court.
“ I will have to adjust my play and tactics on the hardcourt but I am ready for the challenge as well as acclimatising to the weather in Tunisia," she noted.
She needs to be in the top 400 by June 10 to be assured of an Olympics ticket. Okutoyi is currently ranked 523 in the world.
Elsewhere, Cynthia Wanjala has earned a wildcard to the W15 tournament this week in Monastir, Tunisia.
Wanjala is using the tournament as a part of her preparations for the Billie Jean King Cup tournament next month at the Nairobi Club.
Zimbabwe-based Melissa Mwakha has played in two tournaments in Rwanda while USA-based Alicia Owegi and Rosehilda Asumwa are preparing for tournaments in the USA.
