Mathieu WARNIER, Media365, published on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 6:50 p.m.
Trainer including the Williams sisters, Maria Sharapova or André Agassi, Nick Bollettieri will soon die according to those close to him.
Tennis is going to lose one of its legends. While he helped shape the careers of many top players over a long coaching career, Nick Bolletieri is living his last days at the age of 91, according to a post by his daughter Angelique Anne on the Facebook social network. “Dad is close to crossing over but he is still with us, hoping to spend Thanksgiving, she confided in this message. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers that his remaining time will be peaceful and his journey, whatever it may be, wonderful. We love you Dad. While his death was announced by the Tennis World site, the information has not been confirmed by Nick Bollettieri’s entourage.
Bollettieri, insatiable trainer
A native of New York State, the man who would become a renowned coach began his career as a tennis manager in a hotel in Puerto Rico before settling in Florida. It was in 1978 that he founded the tennis academy in Bradenton that bears his name and through which many leading players have passed. Among his students who reached the first place in the world, we can mention Andre Agassi, Marcelo Rios, Monica Seles, Jim Courier or Maria Sharapova. The sisters Serena and Venus Williams also benefited from his advice, as did Mary Pierce, Jelena Jankovic and Boris Becker between December 1993 and August 1995. While his methods have sometimes been criticized for their harshness, the results have often been there. -you. His lifetime contribution to tennis earned him an entry into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
