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Matias Boeker of the
USA beat
Jamil Al Agba of the USA
6-4, 6-3 |
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Frank Dancevic of Canada beat
Julio Peralta of Chile 6-3,
7-5 |
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Nick Bollettieri provided
attendees with an insight into his talent for talent that has
made him a household name. |
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| Nick
spent almost an hour recounting fascinating stories of a career
that has spanned a quarter century of the Bollettieri Academy's
unique success in the identification and development of many of
the World's top tennis players. |
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| And then
spent another hour providing tips to a group of local youngsters |
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amazing thing was that, having spent a lifetime teaching players
of the stature of Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova, Boris Becker,
Monica Seles, he still clearly enjoyed the interaction with
these kids |
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| Nick
demonstrated an uncanny ability to quickly identify a slight
adaptation in each player's game that produced an improvement in
their game. He quickly stepped forward with a tennis ball to
tuck under one girl's arm with an instruction to make sure she
didn't let it fall as she hit a succession of volleys. The
improvement in her ability to control her volleys was
instantaneous. |
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He also
gave each of the kids the chance to ask him a question and
answered all of them with great enthusiasm
We will bring you
details of an interview with Nick shortly |
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| And,
while the kids cooled off with free Powerade, the spectators
were treated to free samples of Michelob Ultra delivered to them
courtside - in style...! |
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One lucky and happy ball kid displays a $50 bill won as part of
a series of tennis games that rewarded the accuracy and
consistency of competitors drawn from spectators. Other cash
prizes as well as several dinner tickets for 2 donated by
Medieval Times were also given away |
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these group of ball kids were happy to be part of the action of
a pro tennis event and enjoy the fun and games in a bright, warm
Florida sun. |
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to Sunday, January 26 |
