Nick Bollettieri, one of the most respected and successful coaches in tennis history, this week was honored for his years of service to youth student-athletes with the City Parks Foundation’s 2010 Vitas Gerulaitis Community Service Award.
Co-chaired by tennis legends Billie Jean King and John McEnroe and hosted by Mary Carillo, the event was held on [...]
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Standing in the epicenter of the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy’s 56 tennis courts last week, one could look around and see the following all on adjacent courts:
Maria Sharapova working on her game while coach Michael Joyce gave advice from a chair on the side of the court
Jelena Jankovic going through drills with IMG [...]
Teamed with Alexandria Najarian of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Alexandra Baer outlasted 100-plus teams to win the U-14 girls’ doubles division of the USTA Hard Court National Championships.
Baer and Najarian received a first-round bye before winning six matches en route to the championship.
The win adds to another impressive title captured in [...]
The U.S. Open is just a couple weeks away and all the players are preparing for the bright lights of New York City. While some players are using this week to gain match play, Madison Brengle is here at the IMG Academies training and working on her game on the practice courts. Ranked #169 in the WTA Rankings, [...]
Xavier Malisse has used this summer to rebuild the latter part of his career. At thirty-year old, Malisse has reached the quarterfinals or better at four of his last six events. And he has no intention of going out early in Toronto this week. The Belgian won his first round at the Rogers Cup over [...]
Before the evening session began Thursday at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in the nation’s capital, nobody in attendance expected the big serving John Isner to lose this early in the tournament. Nobody except Xavier Malisse and his coaching box. Malisse upset #5 seeded Isner in a marathon three-set thriller that went down to the [...]
At the age of thirty, most tennis players best days are behind them. But for Xavier Malisse, it looks as if he is planning a major resurgence on the ATP Tour this summer. Reaching the quarterfinals or better at the last three of his five ATP events, the Belgian has moved up the rankings to [...]
This past weekend, IMG hosted its final USTA event of the summer here at the IMG Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. With 159 players competing in a combined 10 age groups, there was a lot of great action on the courts. The weather cooperated throughout the weekend as the sun was out and the temperatures were [...]
As the biggest stop on the U.S. Open Summer Series thus far, the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic main draw kicked off today in the nation’s capital. With a star-studded field including the likes of Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco, and David Nalbandian, two of IMG’s finest players were victorious in their matches. A whopping nine years apart [...]
After a summer full of dirty red clay and slick grass, every American is geared up to play the U.S. Open Summer Series. But Americans aren’t the only ones excited to play on the hard courts. Britian’s own Heather Watson is psyched to continue her recent success as she makes her way to New York City [...]
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