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7 Tips for Choosing a Doubles Partner

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is when I'm asked to share words of advice to newlyweds at their wedding receptions. Now, if they needed advice on improving their tennis game then I would be in my comfort zone.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I lack experience in marriage -- just ask my eighth wife! In fact, it wasn't until I married Cindi that it dawned on me how similar marriage is to playing doubles in tennis.

Below are my tennis doubles tips and strategies on how to increase your odds of creating a winning doubles team -- both on the court and off.

In 1978, Nick Bollettieri founded the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy, the first full-time tennis boarding school to combine intense training on the court with a custom-designed academic curriculum. He has coached 10 players who have reached No. 1 in the world, including Andre Agassi, Boris Becker and Martina Hingis. To learn more, visit IMGAcademies.com.

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