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 [...]
Michelle Larcher de Brito on court with Nick Bollettieri
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Posted: Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Larcher de Brito given wild card into main draw in Los Angeles
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Posted: Friday, July 31st, 2009
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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2009 French Open – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Second Round
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
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 [...]
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Playing in her first career Grand Slam main draw match, 16-year old Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student, Michelle Larcher de Brito, defeated Melanie South 0-6, 7-6(5), 7-5 in the opening round of the French Open. Larcher de Brito, who qualified for the tournament, will next face world #15 and former Wimbledon semifinalist, Jie Zheng for [...]
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Sixteen-year old Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student reached a milestone today by qualifying for her first Grand Slam Main Draw at the 2009 French Open. This was Michelle’s first time playing in the professional event at Roland Garros after reaching the quarterfinals of the Junior event in 2007 at the age of 14. Michelle clinched [...]
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Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Michelle Larcher de Brito advanced to the final round of qualifying for the French Open today with a three-set victory over Yuliana Fedak. Larcher de Brito took the first set 6-3 and had two match points in the second set but couldn’t close it out. She lost the second set [...]