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Yibing Wu Captures 2026 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open Title
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By Scoop Malinowski Midway through the 2026 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, the long-time tournament announcer and post-match on court interviewer Ray Collins made a prophetic comment: “In all my years watching the Sarasota Open, Yibing Wu is playing the highest level of tennis I’ve ever seen played here except for Nick Kyrgios.” The Australian marvel […] Continue to read full article...
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · IMG Academy · Stefan Dostanic · Yibing Wu
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15 Yr Old Davidov Debuts At Sarasota Open
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By Scoop Malinowski Late Friday afternoon 15 year old Teodor Davidov received a wildcard into the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger tournament but was defeated in the first round of the qualifying draw 64 61 by Liam Draxl of Canada, who is ranked 147 in the world. Davidov, ranked 1575 in the world, stunned […] Continue to read full article...
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · IMG Academy · Liam Draxl · Teodor Davidov
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Sarasota Open Relocates To IMG Academy
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The Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger tournament will now be staged at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida from April 5-12. Last year the popular event was played in South Sarasota at the Sarasota Sports Club however new ownership at that club made some changes to the venue which disrupted the ability to host the […] Continue to read full article...
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Marcelo Rios Explained Why He Didn’t Always Sign Autographs
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This week I met an old coach at IMG Academy who shared an interesting story about why Marcelo Rios, the former world no. 1 player in 1998, sometimes didn’t sign autographs for kids. Rios was the best player in the world and so of course, attracted a lot of attention from fans with his standout […] Continue to read full article...
The IMG International Junior Championships are being played this week at IMG Academy this week in Bradenton, FL and there’s lots to report. It’s a collection of many of the best juniors in the world in the 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s divisions and let me say, every player has every shot already. It’s amazing […] Continue to read full article...
Bjorn Borg · Bradenton · IMG · IMG Academy
15 year old Wakana Sonobe, the lefthander from Japan, beat Teodora Kostovic 63 61 to win the Eddie Herr girls 18s. Both girls train at IMG Academy. The win earned Sonobe a qualifying wild card at the WTA 500 in Abu Dhabi in February. The match contested on Har-Tru green clay featured some drama as […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · Eddie Herr · IMG Academy · ITF
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Biofile Shintaro Mochizuki Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP 151. Ht: 5-9 Wt: 154 DOB: June 2, 2003 In: Kawasaki, Japan First Tennis Memory: It’s such a long time ago. My first memory is I loved playing points all the time when I first started playing tennis. I always hated practice. With all the coaches, when they let me […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · ATP · Bradenton · IMG Academy · Japan · Shintaro Mochizuki · Tokyo · Yonex
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Great Reviews For Nick Bollettieri Godfather Of Modern Tennis Book!
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Ray Collins, Former ABC news anchor Sarasota, FL and longtime Sarasota Open tournament announcer: “That last big paragraph in the Luke Hadge account of his ladder match with Andre Agassi is unbelievable. I’ve come to appreciate your style of unfiltered reporting. Enjoyed the Brian Gottfried and Julio Moros passages as well.” Yury Bettoni, former NBTA […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · Brian Gottfried · IMG Academy · NBTA · Nick Bollettieri · Ray Collins
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Nick Bollettieri Celebration Of Life Today
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By Scoop Malinowski There was never a figure in tennis so inspiring, energizing and uniquely recognizable as Nick Bollettieri and there never will be. Today his life was celebrated inside a packed IMG Academy basketball gym by about 800 people associated with him in one way or another. The world renowned tennis coach, academy founder, […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Bradenton · IMG Academy · Jimmy Arias · NBTA · Nick Bollettieri · Wimbledon
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former ATP world no. 5 and winner of five ATP singles titles. Also won 1982 Roland Garros mixed doubles with Andrea Jaeger. DOB: August 16, 1964 In: Buffalo, NY Ht: 5-9 Wt: 155 First Tennis Memory: Is taking a lesson with a guy named Ian Fletcher in Buffalo. And coming off […] Continue to read full article...
IMG Academy · Jimmy Arias · NBTA · Nick Bollettieri · Roland Garros · US Open
