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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 [...]
Contrary to popular belief, other matches were completed yesterday other than the 10 hour thriller that took place on Court 18 between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. The second round finished up for much of the draw and two IMG students booked their tickets into the third round. Jelena Jankovic and Vera Zvonareva both continued [...]
Good fortune was upon us as another day of clear skies and non-stop action hit the courts of Wimbledon yesterday. Four IMG students still had to play their first round matches at the All England Club and they did not disappoint. Xavier Malisse and Maria Sharapova both advanced as Kei Nishikori and Heather Watson put [...]
Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Michael Llodra (FRA)
Roddick eased past Rajeev Ram in the opening round, taking down his fellow American 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 and will certainly face a tougher test in the second. Roddick is in a nice section of the draw and with Cilic losing in the first round it [...]
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 [...]
Taylor Dent (USA) vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
Dent, who trains at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, beat Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 6-4 in the opening round. He comes into the tournament ranked #83 in the world and he has had solid results in Miami during his career, reaching the fourth round last year [...]
Ryan Harrison is currently at Indian Wells where he’ll play in his first BNP Paribas Open. In his first match he’ll go up against the familiar face of Taylor Dent; the two often train together at IMG Academies. An article in MyDesert.com highlighted Harrison’s emergence onto the American tennis scene, and some newfound camaraderie between [...]
Seventeen-year-old Ryan Harrison qualified for his second straight ATP event, this time beating South Africa’s Izak van der Merwe at Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Harrison also made it to the quarterfinals in the doubles draw with fellow IMG pro Taylor Dent. Good luck to all IMGer’s this week! Visit TennisLiveNews.com for more.
Taylor Dent was at IMG Academies on Wednesday training for the Delray Beach International. Amidst the intense hitting session Taylor still had time to sign autographs for some young fans. Be on the lookout for Dent at the Delray Beach tournament, starting February 22.
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 [...]
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