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Nick Bollettieri: Former players pay tribute after 'pioneer' tennis coach dies aged 91

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The mould-breaking and hugely charismatic tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has died aged 91.

Bollettieri first established his eponymous academy in 1978, and before long students were living and training full-time in Bradenton, Florida.

With his deep tan and wrap-around sunglasses, Bollettieri worked his pupils extremely hard, and changed the face of tennis coaching.

"You were a dreamer and a doer, and a pioneer in our sport - truly one of a kind," former world number two Tommy Haas said in a tribute.

Sabine Lisicki - runner-up at Wimbledon in 2013 - said Bollettieri "shaped the game of tennis".