Tennis category: 254 books
A Terrible Splendor
Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2009
Before Federer versus Nadal, before Borg versus McEnroe, the greatest tennis match ever played pitted the dominant Don Budge against the seductively handsome Baron Gottfried von Cramm. This deciding 1937 Davis Cup match, played on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon, was a battle of titans: the world's...
by Rod Laver, Bud Collins
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Depicting the monumental achievements of a world-class athlete, this firsthand account documents Rod Laver's historic 1969 Grand Slam sweep of all four major tennis titles. Coauthored with renowned tennis expert Bud Collins, this frank memoir details Laver's childhood, early career, and his most important...
Arthur Ashe
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
The first comprehensive, authoritative biography of American icon Arthur Ashe—the Jackie Robinson of men’s tennis—a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual.
Born...
Chasing Points
A Season on the Pro Tennis Circuit
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
At 34 years of age, Gregory Howe quit teaching in London to chase his childhood dream of becoming a world-ranked tennis professional. He started his year-long journey in the minor leagues, playing across four continents, as far afield as Bangkok, Kampala and Lahore, initially struggling against younger,...
Tennis Made Easy
Essential Strokes & Strategies for the Modern Game
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Accessible and concise, this informative guide offers helpful advice for tennis players to improve their skills and their game. Offering sensible instruction drawn from 30 years of coaching, expert techniques are explained in a clear, jargon-free format. Effective for tennis players at all levels,...
Venus Envy
Power Games, Teenage Vixens, and Million-Dollar Egos on the Women's Tennis Tour
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
A behind-the-scenes look at the hugely popular and often controversial world of women's tennis featuring such household names as Venus and Serena Williams and Anna Kournikova. At a time when attendance and TV ratings for women's tennis are at an all-time high, Sports Illustrated writer L.Jon Wertheim,...
by Thomas Daniels
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
This is a short ebook on mental tennis,it is for competitive tennis players, that want better results from their present mental game.Tennis is 90% mental, so when you reach a certain level in this game, you are really playing the mental game.The question then is,"How well can you play it"?If...
Bad News for McEnroe
Blood, Sweat, and Backhands with John, Jimmy, Ilie, Ivan, Bjorn, and Vitas
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
In the golden age of tennis, when players were just learning how to become media personalities, men like John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg and Ivan Lendl ruled the court. Now in a tell-all memoir, former top 10 seeded tennis star and chief McEnroe rival, Bill Scanlon, presents an unfettered...
by Jane K Allende
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Serena Williams is a world champion professional tennis player. Serena Williams was born in Michigan but grew up in Compton, California. She and her sister Venus Williams were steered towards tennis at a very early age. Both girls were home schooled to maximize the amount of time available for practice....
The Right Set
A Tennis Anthology
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2010
From stately lawns and gentlemen players to Andre Agassi and Venus Williams: 65 great writings on tennis that chronicle the transformation of the sport.
Since its inception, tennis has embraced traditions more patrician than plebeian. But times--and tennis--have changed. The game once reserved...
by Paul Mutimer
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2012
zen tennis develops a philosophy behind the sport, a philosophy that takes into account the physical, mental and emotional aspects of the game. in doing so, it draws on japanese zen, chinese martial arts, indian meditation and western psychology.
the exercises in the book are a mixture of on-court...
International Book of Tennis Drills
Over 100 Skill-Specific Drills Adopted by Tennis Professionals Worldwide
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Filled with time-tested drills designed to improve every aspect of one’s game, this updated edition is the ideal resource for any tennis player who wants to gain an edge on their competition. With more than 100 practice drills for both group and independent practice, readers will learn how to improve...
by Bob Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
This is the incomplete historical scroll which was found in that giant crack on LSAC's tennis court number 2 (placed thoughtfully in a time capsule extending forward and backward through time... because for about five months, the crack was sealed in 2017 - before rupturing again in the spring of 2018)....
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
The Lives and Careers of Two Tennis Legends
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Since 2004, two names have dominated men’s tennis: Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Each player is legendary in his own right. The Spanish Nadal is the winner of sixteen Grand Slam titles, including five consecutive French Open singles titles from 2010-2014, and is the only player ever to win a Grand...