Tennis

A classic memoir, A Handful of Summer is the hilarious account of the tennis travels of South African doubles partnership George Forbes and Abe Segal, and of the riotous characters who populated the amateur tennis world in the 50s and 60s as it st...

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He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court ? but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game.Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of ba...

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He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game.Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of ba...

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The amazing life story of the enfant terrible of tennis in the 1970s and 80s - winner of two Grand Slam titles, three Grand Slam doubles titles and twice a Wimbledon finalist.It is not an overstatement to say that Ilie Nastase was in part responsi...

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The perfect Christmas gift Alan Brazil A brilliantly entertaining and hilarious quiz book from the countrys favourite sports broadcaster Know your bull calf from your bullseye? Your Hawksbee from your Hawk-Eye? Your Saints from your Seagulls? Then...

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'The perfect Christmas gift' - Alan BrazilA brilliantly entertaining and hilarious quiz book from the country's favourite sports broadcasterKnow your bull calf from your bullseye?Your Hawksbee from your Hawk-Eye?Your Saints from your Seagulls?Then...

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It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today.I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. But it's important to reflect on every part ...

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It?s a tennis story. It?s a family story. It?s a teamwork story. It?s the story of how I got to where and who I am today.I''m only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that''s young to write a memoir. But it''s important to reflect on every pa...

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It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. But it's important to reflect on every part...

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Follows the tennis careers and friendship of African-American Althea Gibson and Jewish-European Angela Buxton, discussing how both women triumphed over tennis-circuit prejudice and became successful Wimbledon partners. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors. Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prize...

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The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors. Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prize...

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In 2004, James Blake's world was getting more perfect by the day. As a rising young tennis star, his life and his game were constantly gathering new momentum while he travelled the world and rose through the international tennis rankings - eventua...

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James Blake's life was getting better every day. A rising tennis star and People magazine's Sexiest Male Athlete of 2002, he was leading a charmed life and loving every minute of it. But all that ended in May 2004, when Blake fractured his neck in...

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The incredible story of what happened when two outsiders-one an emerging champion who happens to be Jewish, the other, the first black player to win Wimbledon-pair up not only to form a winning team, but also an enduring friendship. Althea Gibson ...

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The golden age of tennis came crashing down suddenly at the 1981 U.S. Open. Bjorn Borg, the stoical Swede who had become the richest and most famous player in the sport's history, had just lost to his brash young rival, John McEnroe, in the f...

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A book full of aces....A true page-turner.Associated PressThis is good stuff, and its written with flair.The OregonianHigh Strung by Stephen Tignor is the gripping untold story of the fiercest rivalry in the history of professional tennis. Viewed ...

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Stories of Activism, Adversity, and How Sports Can Bring Us Together

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Inspired by Arthur Ashe's bestselling memoir Days of Grace, a collection of positive, uplifting stories of seemingly small acts of grace from across the sports world that have helped to bridge cultural and racial divides. Like many people of color...

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From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Associationthe first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the positioncomes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and ...

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From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Associationthe first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the positioncomes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and ...

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From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Associationthe first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the positioncomes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and ...

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Can tennis really be this simple? just ask the dozens of world-class players who have made it to the top using oscar wegners groundbreaking approach. but if playing tennis isnt so easy for you, if you never seem to play up to your potential, dont ...

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'With Andy, the sky's the limit...' John McEnroe At Wimbledon 2005, Andy Murray announced himself on the tennis world stage by thrashing star pros George Bastl and Radek Stepanek: a legend was born and Britain had a new sporting her...

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Unstoppable written and read by Maria Sharapova. The fiercely honest, fearless, darkly funny autobiography of global tennis star Maria Sharapova In the middle of the night, a father and his daughter step o...

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India's biggest sports stars share their secrets for finding greatness From Anju Bobby George's unexpected gold medal at the World Athletics Final in Monaco to Abhinav Bindra's Olympic gold in Beijing, India's sportspersons hav...

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This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival. How she survived as a refugee, twice. How she survived on the tennis court to become world No. 4. But, most importantly, how she survived her father, Damir Dokic, the tennis dad from hell. Jelena had pro...

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Watch Li Na winning at the Australian Open. Now read her life story. Li Na claimed an unprecedented victory at the 2011 French Open at age twenty-nine, and became the first player from an Asian country to win a Grand Slam singles title. Outspoken ...

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The only book of its kind, Tennis and the Meaning of Life is a resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry!) written about this extraordinary sport/obsession. The stories are hilarious and sad, whimsical and philosophical, lyrical and p...

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Serving Herself is a comprehensive biography of Althea Gibson, one of the most important figures in African American women's sports history and one of the preeminent athletes of the twentieth century. Offering a portrait of the life and career of ...

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