For Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis, the center court of The Wimbledon Championships is just one win away. Today, the 19-year old Berankis defeated Dan Evans of Great Britian 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the final round of qualifying at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Although the dreams of a British player was crushed [...]
Nick Bollettieri is currently down at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida sharing his time with reporters and kids alike. Local grade-schoolers gathered on the grounds of the tournament to watch top players warm up for the tournament and take in the atmosphere, listen to fitness tips from Nick Bollettieri and even get some [...]
IMG Academies student Heather Watson’s outstanding performance recently won her the Guernsey Sports Commission Trophy after her US Open girls’ championship. The award is given to anyone from Guernsey who excels in sports performance, in turn bringing credibility to the island’s growing athletic programs. The Guernsey Sports Commission serves the island of Guernsey (England) by [...]
The benefit for 7-year-old heart attack victim Alexis Sanchez was a successful start to the weekend. The event, which raised money to buy a mini-van for the Sanchez family, featured some of Bollettieri’s top students participating in various drills. Bollettieri provided some entertainment by instructing over the loud speaker and cracking jokes throughout the exhibition. [...]
Taylor Dent’s resurgence on the professional tennis scene is quickly becoming one of the best comeback stories of the decade. After a fractured vertebra left him bed-ridden for nearly a year, Dent made a decision to undergo a risky back surgery that doctors said would likely end his tennis career. The procedure went surprisingly well–well [...]
Nick Bollettieri has arranged a benefit this Friday at 6 p.m. for 7-year-old Alexis Sanchez, who suffered a heart attack resulting from a congenital heart disorder. The benefit will be held at IMG Golf & Country Club and feature a tennis exhibition from some of Bollettieri’s top students as well as instruction from Bollettieri himself.
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Fresh off a year in which she won the U.S. Open junior girls’ title, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Heather Watson was named “One to Watch” in 2010 by www.onthebaseline.com.
From the story:
Heather Watson is a young talent with more than just potential. In the last few months Heather has won the Junior US Open, joined [...]
A year ago, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Devin Britton earned all of his high school credits and decided to enroll early at Ole Miss. In the spring of 2009, Britton then ran through the entire field to become the NCAA Division I men’s singles champion.
Fast forward to the present, and IMG Bollettieri student Harry [...]
Pairing with her Canadian countrymate, IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Emma Onila this past weekend earned the girls’ 16 doubles title at the prestigious Dunlop Orange Bowl.
In the championship match, Onila and Elisabeth Abanda, seeded No. 2 in the bracket, defeated Breaunna Addison and Caitlyn Williams in an extremely close match 6-4, 6-7 (10-7). Addison [...]
Twelve matches weren’t enough to decide a winner between IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy and longtime rival T Bar M Tennis Academy.
After a 6-6 deadlock for the championship of the PPI Challenge Cup, T Bar M’s 16s utilized an outstanding display of attacking doubles to take the tiebreaker 10-4 and win the title.
The IMG Bollettieri team [...]
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