David “Red” Ayme Coached Tommy Haas For 8 Years
From Nick Bollettieri’s blog:
Louisiana is not known as the mecca of the tennis world by any means, but it has produced one of the finest coaches the tennis world has ever seen. David Ayme, known as Coach Red around the IMG Academies in Bradenton, FL, has coached some of the games best players ranging from Boris Becker to Tommy Haas. Although Coach Ayme is now world renowned for his coaching expertise of upper echelon players, Nick Bollettieri’s right hand man for the past 23 years wants his legacy written in a different light.
The tennis career of Red started out much differently than most. He was not a top 50 ATP Tour player like Brad Gilbert who made the transition from player to coach with ease. Coach Red started out like any other high school athlete torn between the love for… [View Full Article]
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