I lined up 20 children ... The only catch was that I had no boarding facilities.” Thus, in the words of Nick Bollettieri, began the world’s most famous tennis academy. The year was 1978 ...

KUALA LUMPUR: At the ripe old age of 86, one would expect tennis coaching legend Nick Bollettieri to sit back and relax. But American Bollettieri is not your regular octogenarian.

I spend a week each year at one of the world’s biggest junior tournaments and I see children playing matches and looking to the sidelines for their parents’ encouragement and approval.

The game Nick Bollettieri helped shape for the last ... giving out playfully menacing pointers to a group of children and sharing his US Open predictions as well as plenty of playing tips.