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From: cher@ihlpm.UUCP (cherepov)
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Subject: What's happening with Bollettieri's tennis kids?
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Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 14:32:02 EDT
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For some time now there has been a pattern of "sad" developments
with those kids out of Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy who
are good enough to turn pro:
* they move up very high very quickly
* they stay there few months
* they take an enormous plunge

I do not think it is really "sad" because I do not feel that someone
making over 100k playing tennis is deserving of sorrow. Besides,
with the money their old folks are making... (but that's another story)
Some examples:
 Eric Korita (150mph-serving Prince-advertising fellow). 
	Nowhere in sight
 Jimmy Arias (was #5 on the ATP computer)
	Now floating in low 20s
Kathy Horvath  - similar to Arias' story
Aaron Krickstein - even more promise then Arias, now
	plunges 20 places in rankings
Lisa Bonder - same story

The only exception is Carling Basset, but that may be due to
the fact that she hasn't spent her few months near the top yet..

Anyway, is there something about Bollettieri's academy type of 
environment that renders his pupils unable to sustain their
success? I realize that all of these individuals are pretty young,
so this might not be the final judgement....
			Mike Cherepov