Considered one of the most important coaches in the history of tennis and responsible for training several world ranking leaders, Nick Bollettieri, an American, died on Sunday at the age of 91, several former players announced on social media on Monday.
Former Bollettieri students include the sisters Venus and Serena Williams, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis and Maria Sharapova, who have reached the top of the female circle, as have Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Jim Courier and Marcelo Rios in the male hierarchy.
German Tommy Haas, second-best ranked in the ATP rankings in 2002, was one of the former players who went through the academy set up by Bollettieri in 1978 in the US state of Florida, which responded to the death of a former coach. in social networks.
“You were a dreamer and a doer, a pioneer in our sport, truly unique. I will miss the way you walk around the academy and our conversations about tennis,” wrote Haas, thanking the former coach for giving him “the best opportunity to follow career dreams.”
The revolutionary methods of Bollettieri, who was also known for the high demands he placed on tennis players’ training, led many players to seek out his academy, including some Portuguese such as Gastão Elias and Michel Larcher de Brito.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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