Legendary tennis coach's death reports unravel

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Legendary tennis manager Nick Bollettieri, who worked with players specified arsenic Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Mark Phillippoussis and Monica Seles, has been forced to contradict reports of his ain death.

The 91-year-old has been successful mediocre wellness successful caller years, with his girl posting a representation connected societal media connected Sunday showing a frail Bollettieri, with the connection that "Dad is adjacent to transitioning to the adjacent place."

"Please support him successful your thoughts for a peaceful departure and fantastic journey," she added.

"We emotion you Daddy."

Somehow connection dispersed connected societal media that the Hall of Fame subordinate had died, with 2006 Australian Open semi finalist Nicolas Kiefer 1 of galore to stock their condolances.

"RIP Nick Bollettieri," Kiefer wrote, portion different outlets published obituaries.

But successful a connection connected his authoritative Instagram account, the erstwhile manager confirmed that reports of his decease had been greatly exaggerated.

"I would similar to guarantee everyone that contrary to what you whitethorn person heard, I americium inactive live and kicking," helium wrote.

"Not overmuch tin support this aged Italian canine down for long. I person my household present and tons of visitors, which makes maine precise happy!

"I emotion each the messages you send, the telephone calls, and the voicemails you leave. I ever say, 'It ain't easy' but it definite is worthy it.

"I americium 1 fortunate guy. I privation you each the precise best. Nick."

Bollettieri established his eponymous tennis academy successful 1978, with Courier, Agassi and Seles amongst his astir decorated pupils.

Phillippousis, Serena and Venus Williams, Mary Pierce and Anna Kournikova besides trained nether Bollettieri.

"Lots of tweets and tennis websites saying legendary manager Nick Bollettieri died contiguous aft a photograph of him looking poorly," writer Nick Harris tweeted.

"Worked with Nick for years & his woman Cindi told maine this afternoon: "Nick's inactive live & kicking, not acceptable to telephone it quits yet'."

Tennis Channel's Brett Haber added: "Just texted with @NickBollettieri, who said, among different things, 'It's been a chaotic ride, but I'm not acceptable to discontinue conscionable yet.' Prayers up for 1 of the astir influential and inspirational radical tennis has ever known."

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