My name is David “Red” Ayme. I have worked directly with Nick at IMG Academies for the past 22 years as head traveling coach, traveling with many of our touring pros including Boris Becker and Marcelo Rios, both of whom achieved a #1 world ranking. I also spent 8 years traveling full time with Tommy [...]
Stay tuned to Nick’s Pick throughout the 2010 Australian Open for in-depth coverage of the tournament!
Sabine Lisicki (GER) vs. Petra Martic (CRO)
Lisicki is a product of the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy and she has steadily worked her way up the rankings. She comes in at #22 in the world, which is her career high. [...]
Playing at her home Academy in front of a standing-room only crowd, 11-year-old Mariya Shishkina turned any pre-match jitters into a dominant preview of her potential as a tennis player.
Shishkina, an IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student, on Friday took the U-12 girls title in the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships — the world’s largest [...]
Sabine Lisicki (GER) vs. Aravane Rezai (FRA)
Lisicki comes into the tournament ranked #24 in the world and is coming off of a successful summer, having reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. She lives and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy and is one of the best young players on the women’s tour. A good [...]
Check out the interesting workouts used by IMG Performance Institute trainer, Yutaka Nakamura, with 11-year-old tennis phenom, Maria Shishkina.
Mary Pierce has always bristled at any mention of the “R” word.
Despite nearly three full years away from the WTA Tour due to ACL surgery (and rare surgical reaction-caused setbacks), Pierce still wouldn’t dare utter anything even resembling the word “retirement.”
“Playing professionally is something I still want to do and something that I think I [...]
Every day throughout Wimbledon Nick’s Picks will bring you the latest analysis and predictions. We are also teaming up with The Independent Newspaper in London to cover the event. For the first week, we are coming to you live from Wimbledon so be sure to check our twitter page for information!
Wimbledon is without doubt [...]
Dinara Safina (RUS) vs. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Nobody has even come close to challenging Safina as of yet. In four matches she has lost a total of five games! She certainly looks unstoppable as of right now, but then again so did Nadal! If she captures this title, it would be the first Grand [...]
Stay tuned for updates throughout the French Open as Nick’s Pick will bring you daily analysis and predictions!
Jelena Jankovic (ESP) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Jankovic has yet to drop a set in any of her three matches, and has moved through the draw quietly. Many people forget that she is a two-time semifinalist here and [...]
Stay tuned for updates throughout the French Open as Nick’s Pick will bring you daily analysis and predictions!
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs. Jill Craybas (USA)
It took Wozniacki over two and a half hours to beat a tough Vera Dushevina in the opening round. She has played well on clay this year, winning the title in [...]