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NY Times Features Pelham Native, Tennis Hall Of Famer Bollettieri, 82

PELHAM, N.Y. -- The New York Times recently caught up with legendary tennis coach and Pelham native Nick Bollettieri, who is still going strong at age 82 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., -- and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday.

Pelham native Nick Bollettieri, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday, is featured in the New York Times.

Pelham native Nick Bollettieri, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Monday, is featured in the New York Times.

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by Eric Gendron

Bollettieri is credited with coaching Monica Seles and Andre Aggasi to tennis superstardom.

The New York Times profile spotlights the love of teaching Bollettieri still has and the young students he still supervises at the tennis program that bears his name as a part of IMG Academy.

Bollettieri founded what would become IMG Academy in 1980. The academy now caters to eight different sports.

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