Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Blog
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Rafael Nadal bounded up another couple of steps at the tennis pantheon yesterday, overtaking Johnny McEnroe in the number of Grand Slam singles titles he’s now won (eight), looking ahead to see who else he can muscle past. The beef from Majorca is phenomenal, amazing. His movement is sensational, inexplicable. I’m going to need to get a slo-slo-slow motion replay version of some of yesterday’s action to see what’s going on with his feet. How he reaches some of the balls that he does defies belief. He has no right. But he gets there, time and again.
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He’s only 24. The limit to what he can achieve in the rest of his career will be determined only by whether his body allows him to continue. But he says that he’s healthy, and with some careful scheduling of his season, why shouldn’t he play on, at this level or something close to it, for another three, four, five years? There is no reason. Holy cow!
Could he ev... Read More
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john harris on 7/7/2010 10:59:12 AM | with 0 comments
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A Brit hasn't won Wimbledon since the end of the Hundred Years' War. Can Andy bring the glory back to the UK?
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1. He’s mentally tough again
When Andy Murray lost the Australian Open final to Roger Federer in January, his game fell to pieces. The circumstances were clearly hard for him emotionally. The consequence? He simply couldn’t buy a decent run of form.
The mental and physical drain clearly affected his game. This was, after all, the second time Murray had lost to Fede... Read More
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john harris on 7/1/2010 9:12:19 PM | with 0 comments
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Nick Bollettieri gives us his predictions for the marquee matchups between Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Andy Murray (GBR) of the 2010 Wimbledon Men's Quarterfinals.
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Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)
After a tough opening two rounds, Federer has looked like the Federer of old in the last two rounds and hasn’t dropped a set. He beat 16th-seeded Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 and was dominant from the outset. Many people have question if he is still the best, and I think until he loses on grass he is!
Berdych needed four s... Read More
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john harris on 6/29/2010 5:28:09 PM | with 0 comments
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Nick Bollettieri gives us his predictions of the Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL) and Serena Williams (USA) vs. Na Li (CHN) matchups for the 2010 Women's Quarterfinals.
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Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs. Kim Clijsters (BEL)
Zvonareva came into the tournament ranked #21 in the world, but she is certain to move up because she is only defending 3rd round points. She was beating Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 3-0 in the fourth round when Jankovic retired due to an injury. This is her first appearance in the quarters of Wimbledon and it’s only the third time she has eve... Read More
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john harris on 6/28/2010 5:17:01 PM | with 0 comments
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Nick Bollettieri gives us his prediction for the Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Andy Murray (GBR) matchups of the Men's Wimbledon Singles Quarterfinals.
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Roger Federer (SUI) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE)
After a tough opening two rounds, Federer has looked like the Federer of old in the last two rounds and hasn’t dropped a set. He beat 16th-seeded Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 and was dominant from the outset. Many people have question if he is still the best, and I think until he loses on grass he is!
Berdych needed four s... Read More
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john harris on 6/28/2010 5:14:03 PM | with 0 comments
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Nick Bollettieri make his picks for the Third Round featuring Gael Monfils, Andy Murray, and Andy Roddick. Any upset predictions?
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Gael Monfils (FRA) vs. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
Monfils comes into the tournament ranked #20 in the world and had a disappointing French Open, where he lost in the second round to Fabio Fognini in five sets. He’s reached the 3rd round of Wimbledon twice, but he actually hasn’t played here since 2007.
Hewitt comes in playing some very good tennis, having won... Read More
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john harris on 6/24/2010 9:15:47 PM | with 0 comments
Louisiana is not known as the mecca of the tennis world by any means, but it has produced one of the finest coaches the tennis world has ever seen. David Ayme, known as Coach “Red” around the IMG Academies in Bradenton, FL, has coached some of the games best players ranging from Boris Becker to Tommy Haas. Although Coach ... Read More
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Adam Shrum on 6/24/2010 4:23:12 PM | with 0 comments
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Nick Bollettieri makes his picks for the Men's Singles Round 2 on Day 3 of the All England Club's showdown.
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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 really opens things up for him. A possible battle with Djokovic looms in the quarters, but that’s a l... Read More
Posted to Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Blog by
john harris on 6/23/2010 11:24:22 AM | with 0 comments
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Check out Nick's pick grid...he's been pretty accurate so far. What do you think is in store for tomorrow?
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john harris on 6/22/2010 6:08:42 PM | with 0 comments
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Nick Bollettieri makes his day 3 picks on the women' side. Who do you think is most likely to be part of an early upset?
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Venus Williams (USA) vs. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
It took Venus only 64 minutes to beat Rossana De Los Rios in the first round. The elder Williams is looking for her sixth career Wimbledon title and her third in the last four years. Is there anyone out there that can beat her? Maybe Serena? Only time will tell.
Makarova is playing in her third Wimbledon a...Read More
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