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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 [...]
The weekend is all that separates today and the start of The Wimbledon Championships on Monday. With fans, players, commentators, and general sports enthusiasts getting set for the first point to be played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy is just as excited to see how some [...]
Jelena Jankovic (SRB) vs. Laura Robson (ENG)
Jankovic has moved back up to #4 in the world after a semifinal showing at the French Open and is looking to make a deep run at Wimbledon for the first time in her career. Surprisingly, she has never been past the fourth round on [...]
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Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Larcher de Brito, who trains at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, burst onto the scene at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open when she beat [...]
Sixteen-year old tennis phenom, Michelle Larcher de Brito, was on-court this morning at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy training with Nick. Michelle is currently the youngest player ranked inside the top 110 and made a splash this summer by reaching the third round of the French Open as a qualifier and beating Jie Zheng along [...]
Sixteen-year old Portuguese tennis sensation Michelle Larcher de Brito has been given a wild card into the main draw of next week’s LA Women’s Tennis Championships. Larcher de Brito, who trains at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, is currently the youngest player ranked in the top 100 (#91) and is coming off of a very [...]
Two young Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy students, Sabine Lisicki and Michelle Larcher de Brito, continued to move up in the rankings after solid performances at Wimbledon. Lisicki, 19, reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career at Wimbledon, beating seeds Anna Chakvetadze, Svetlana Kuznetsova (2009 French Open champion) and [...]
Sixteen-year old Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student, Michelle Larcher de Brito, won her first round match Monday at Wimbledon.
Larcher de Brito beat Klara Zakopalova 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the second round where she will face Francesca Schiavone of Italy. The win is her first at Wimbledon, as this is only her second appearance in [...]
Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student, Michelle Larcher de Brito, who is only 16 years old, lost today in the third round of the 2009 French Open. The young Portuguese star was making her first career main draw appearance in a Grand Slam and it was a very successful debut. After qualifying for the tournament by [...]
Sixteen-year old Michelle Larcher de Brito got the biggest win of her young career today at the French Open. The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student beat the #15 ranked player in the world, Jie Zheng, 6-4, 6-3 in the second round. Larcher de Brito, who had to go through qualifying just to get into the [...]
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