Robert J. Lake (Editor) is Instructor in the Department of Sport Science at Douglas College, Canada. He has written on numerous socio-historical aspects of tennis including social class, gender, national identity, media, coaching and talent development policy. His first book A Social History of Tennis in Britain (Routledge, 2015) won the Lord Aberdare Literary Prize in 2016 awarded by the British Society of Sports History.Carol A. Osborne (Assistant Editor) is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Social Sciences at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research focuses on women in sports history and gender relations in sport. She sat on the executive committee of the British Society of Sports History (BSSH) 2007–17 and has worked as an independent History Consultant with the UK-based Sporting Heritage CIC.

• 1. Introduction to the History and Historiography of Tennis, Part I: Historical Developments (Commercialization, Professionalization and the Creation of Tennis Celebrities; Globalization and Internationalization of Tennis), 2. From Folk Game to Elite Pastime: Tennis and its Patrons, 3. Grass Roots: The Development of Tennis in Britain, 1918–1978, 4. Coaching and Training in British Tennis: A History of Competing Ideals, 5. Golden Years and Golden Stars: International Women’s Tennis between the Wars, 6. A Transcendent Game Plan: Bill Tilden’s Rhetorical Strategy in Defying the USLTA, 7. Fred Perry and the Amateur-professional Divide in British Tennis Between the Wars, 8. Boris Becker and Steffi Graf: German tennis, Media Images and National Identity, 9. The Female Hero through the Cultural Lens: Comparing Framing of Li Na in Chinese and Western Media, 10. The World’s Game? Globalization and the Cultural Economy of Tennis, 11. Jeu de Paume, Lawn Tennis and France’s National Identity from the 1870s to the Musketeers Era, 12. Lawn Tennis in Ireland: The Untold History, 1870-1914, 13. Socio-cultural Transformations of Tennis in the Czech Republic, 14. A Brief Historical, Political and Social Analysis of Argentine Tennis, 15. Indian Tennis: Past Perfect, Present Continuous, Future Tense,16. Tennis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, Part II: Culture and Representations (Gender, Race, Class, the Arts and Media), 17. Fashioning Competitive Lawn Tennis: Object, Image, and Reality in Women’s Tennis Dress 1884-1919, 18. Wimbledon Women: Elite Amateur Tennis Players in the Mid-Twentieth Century, 19. Beyond the "Kournikova Phenomenon": Race and Beauty in a ‘Colorblind’ Culture, 20. Making Work out of Play: The Troubling Gender Performances of Bill Tilden 21. Your Racquet Should Do the Talking: Masculinity and Top - Class Tennis, 1930s to the Early Twenty First Century 22. "You’ve Come a Long Way Baby" but When Will You Get to Deuce? The Media (Re)presentation of Women‘s Tennis in the Post Open Era 23. Veiled Hyper-Sexualization: Deciphering Strong is Beautiful as collective identity in the WTA’s global ad campaign 24. Warriors of the Court: Richard "Pancho" González, Rosie Casals and the History of U.S. Latino/as in Tennis 25. Historical Changes in Playing Styles and Behavioural Etiquette in Tennis: Reflecting Broader Shifts in Social Class and Gender Relations 26. The Seductions of Modern Tennis: Technical Invention, Social Practice, Literary Discourse 27. Understanding Competitive Tennis through Literature and the Visual Arts: Society, Celebrity and Aesthetics 28. The Literature of Tennis 29. International Tennis Art 30. Tennis and the Media: A History of Shifting Attitudes toward Tennis Journalism and Broadcasting 31. Exploring an Online Tennis Community 32. Tennis & Social Media Part III: Politics and Social Issues (Governance, Nationalism and Identity: Race, Gender, Class and Disability) 33. Tennis Governance: A History of Political Power Struggles 34. Defending the Grand Slam: Government Intervention, Urban Renewal and Keeping the Australian Open 35. Tennis and the Olympics: An Historical Examination of their On-Off Relationship since 1896 36. The Wimbledon Effect: The Tennis Championships as Changing National Symbol 37. Andy Murray and the Borders of National Identities: (Re)Claiming a Tennis Champion 38. Racial Politics in the History of American Tennis 39. Arthur Ashe: Politics, Racism and Tennis 40. The Original 9: The Social Movement That Created Women’s Professional Tennis, 1968-1973 41. Giving all women the chance: The Battle of the Sexes in Popular Culture 42. Break Point: Renée Richards and the Significance of Sex and Gender in Women’s Tennis 43. Venus and Serena are "Doing It" for Themselves: Theorizing Sporting Celebrity, Marxism and Black Feminism for the Hip-Hop Generation 44. Wheelchair Tennis: Historical Development and Narratives of Play 45. A History of Social Exclusion in British Tennis: From Grass Roots to the Elite Level.

Robert J. Lake (Editor) is Instructor in the Department of Sport Science at Douglas College, Canada. He has written on numerous socio-historical aspects of tennis including social class, gender, national identity, media, coaching and talent development policy. His first book A Social History of Tennis in Britain (Routledge, 2015) won the Lord Aberdare Literary Prize in 2016 awarded by the British Society of Sports History.Carol A. Osborne (Assistant Editor) is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Social Sciences at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research focuses on women in sports history and gender relations in sport. She sat on the executive committee of the British Society of Sports History (BSSH) 2007–17 and has worked as an independent History Consultant with the UK-based Sporting Heritage CIC.

• 1. Introduction to the History and Historiography of Tennis, Part I: Historical Developments (Commercialization, Professionalization and the Creation of Tennis Celebrities; Globalization and Internationalization of Tennis), 2. From Folk Game to Elite Pastime: Tennis and its Patrons, 3. Grass Roots: The Development of Tennis in Britain, 1918–1978, 4. Coaching and Training in British Tennis: A History of Competing Ideals, 5. Golden Years and Golden Stars: International Women’s Tennis between the Wars, 6. A Transcendent Game Plan: Bill Tilden’s Rhetorical Strategy in Defying the USLTA, 7. Fred Perry and the Amateur-professional Divide in British Tennis Between the Wars, 8. Boris Becker and Steffi Graf: German tennis, Media Images and National Identity, 9. The Female Hero through the Cultural Lens: Comparing Framing of Li Na in Chinese and Western Media, 10. The World’s Game? Globalization and the Cultural Economy of Tennis, 11. Jeu de Paume, Lawn Tennis and France’s National Identity from the 1870s to the Musketeers Era, 12. Lawn Tennis in Ireland: The Untold History, 1870-1914, 13. Socio-cultural Transformations of Tennis in the Czech Republic, 14. A Brief Historical, Political and Social Analysis of Argentine Tennis, 15. Indian Tennis: Past Perfect, Present Continuous, Future Tense,16. Tennis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, Part II: Culture and Representations (Gender, Race, Class, the Arts and Media), 17. Fashioning Competitive Lawn Tennis: Object, Image, and Reality in Women’s Tennis Dress 1884-1919, 18. Wimbledon Women: Elite Amateur Tennis Players in the Mid-Twentieth Century, 19. Beyond the "Kournikova Phenomenon": Race and Beauty in a ‘Colorblind’ Culture, 20. Making Work out of Play: The Troubling Gender Performances of Bill Tilden 21. Your Racquet Should Do the Talking: Masculinity and Top - Class Tennis, 1930s to the Early Twenty First Century 22. "You’ve Come a Long Way Baby" but When Will You Get to Deuce? The Media (Re)presentation of Women‘s Tennis in the Post Open Era 23. Veiled Hyper-Sexualization: Deciphering Strong is Beautiful as collective identity in the WTA’s global ad campaign 24. Warriors of the Court: Richard "Pancho" González, Rosie Casals and the History of U.S. Latino/as in Tennis 25. Historical Changes in Playing Styles and Behavioural Etiquette in Tennis: Reflecting Broader Shifts in Social Class and Gender Relations 26. The Seductions of Modern Tennis: Technical Invention, Social Practice, Literary Discourse 27. Understanding Competitive Tennis through Literature and the Visual Arts: Society, Celebrity and Aesthetics 28. The Literature of Tennis 29. International Tennis Art 30. Tennis and the Media: A History of Shifting Attitudes toward Tennis Journalism and Broadcasting 31. Exploring an Online Tennis Community 32. Tennis & Social Media Part III: Politics and Social Issues (Governance, Nationalism and Identity: Race, Gender, Class and Disability) 33. Tennis Governance: A History of Political Power Struggles 34. Defending the Grand Slam: Government Intervention, Urban Renewal and Keeping the Australian Open 35. Tennis and the Olympics: An Historical Examination of their On-Off Relationship since 1896 36. The Wimbledon Effect: The Tennis Championships as Changing National Symbol 37. Andy Murray and the Borders of National Identities: (Re)Claiming a Tennis Champion 38. Racial Politics in the History of American Tennis 39. Arthur Ashe: Politics, Racism and Tennis 40. The Original 9: The Social Movement That Created Women’s Professional Tennis, 1968-1973 41. Giving all women the chance: The Battle of the Sexes in Popular Culture 42. Break Point: Renée Richards and the Significance of Sex and Gender in Women’s Tennis 43. Venus and Serena are "Doing It" for Themselves: Theorizing Sporting Celebrity, Marxism and Black Feminism for the Hip-Hop Generation 44. Wheelchair Tennis: Historical Development and Narratives of Play 45. A History of Social Exclusion in British Tennis: From Grass Roots to the Elite Level.

Robert J. Lake (Editor) is Instructor in the Department of Sport Science at Douglas College, Canada. He has written on numerous socio-historical aspects of tennis including social class, gender, national identity, media, coaching and talent development policy. His first book A Social History of Tennis in Britain (Routledge, 2015) won the Lord Aberdare Literary Prize in 2016 awarded by the British Society of Sports History.Carol A. Osborne (Assistant Editor) is Senior Lecturer in Sport and Social Sciences at Leeds Beckett University, UK. Her research focuses on women in sports history and gender relations in sport. She sat on the executive committee of the British Society of Sports History (BSSH) 2007–17 and has worked as an independent History Consultant with the UK-based Sporting Heritage CIC.

• 1. Introduction to the History and Historiography of Tennis, Part I: Historical Developments (Commercialization, Professionalization and the Creation of Tennis Celebrities; Globalization and Internationalization of Tennis), 2. From Folk Game to Elite Pastime: Tennis and its Patrons, 3. Grass Roots: The Development of Tennis in Britain, 1918–1978, 4. Coaching and Training in British Tennis: A History of Competing Ideals, 5. Golden Years and Golden Stars: International Women’s Tennis between the Wars, 6. A Transcendent Game Plan: Bill Tilden’s Rhetorical Strategy in Defying the USLTA, 7. Fred Perry and the Amateur-professional Divide in British Tennis Between the Wars, 8. Boris Becker and Steffi Graf: German tennis, Media Images and National Identity, 9. The Female Hero through the Cultural Lens: Comparing Framing of Li Na in Chinese and Western Media, 10. The World’s Game? Globalization and the Cultural Economy of Tennis, 11. Jeu de Paume, Lawn Tennis and France’s National Identity from the 1870s to the Musketeers Era, 12. Lawn Tennis in Ireland: The Untold History, 1870-1914, 13. Socio-cultural Transformations of Tennis in the Czech Republic, 14. A Brief Historical, Political and Social Analysis of Argentine Tennis, 15. Indian Tennis: Past Perfect, Present Continuous, Future Tense,16. Tennis in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region, Part II: Culture and Representations (Gender, Race, Class, the Arts and Media), 17. Fashioning Competitive Lawn Tennis: Object, Image, and Reality in Women’s Tennis Dress 1884-1919, 18. Wimbledon Women: Elite Amateur Tennis Players in the Mid-Twentieth Century, 19. Beyond the "Kournikova Phenomenon": Race and Beauty in a ‘Colorblind’ Culture, 20. Making Work out of Play: The Troubling Gender Performances of Bill Tilden 21. Your Racquet Should Do the Talking: Masculinity and Top - Class Tennis, 1930s to the Early Twenty First Century 22. "You’ve Come a Long Way Baby" but When Will You Get to Deuce? The Media (Re)presentation of Women‘s Tennis in the Post Open Era 23. Veiled Hyper-Sexualization: Deciphering Strong is Beautiful as collective identity in the WTA’s global ad campaign 24. Warriors of the Court: Richard "Pancho" González, Rosie Casals and the History of U.S. Latino/as in Tennis 25. Historical Changes in Playing Styles and Behavioural Etiquette in Tennis: Reflecting Broader Shifts in Social Class and Gender Relations 26. The Seductions of Modern Tennis: Technical Invention, Social Practice, Literary Discourse 27. Understanding Competitive Tennis through Literature and the Visual Arts: Society, Celebrity and Aesthetics 28. The Literature of Tennis 29. International Tennis Art 30. Tennis and the Media: A History of Shifting Attitudes toward Tennis Journalism and Broadcasting 31. Exploring an Online Tennis Community 32. Tennis & Social Media Part III: Politics and Social Issues (Governance, Nationalism and Identity: Race, Gender, Class and Disability) 33. Tennis Governance: A History of Political Power Struggles 34. Defending the Grand Slam: Government Intervention, Urban Renewal and Keeping the Australian Open 35. Tennis and the Olympics: An Historical Examination of their On-Off Relationship since 1896 36. The Wimbledon Effect: The Tennis Championships as Changing National Symbol 37. Andy Murray and the Borders of National Identities: (Re)Claiming a Tennis Champion 38. Racial Politics in the History of American Tennis 39. Arthur Ashe: Politics, Racism and Tennis 40. The Original 9: The Social Movement That Created Women’s Professional Tennis, 1968-1973 41. Giving all women the chance: The Battle of the Sexes in Popular Culture 42. Break Point: Renée Richards and the Significance of Sex and Gender in Women’s Tennis 43. Venus and Serena are "Doing It" for Themselves: Theorizing Sporting Celebrity, Marxism and Black Feminism for the Hip-Hop Generation 44. Wheelchair Tennis: Historical Development and Narratives of Play 45. A History of Social Exclusion in British Tennis: From Grass Roots to the Elite Level.