Wimbledon: 101 Reasons to Love the Greatest Tournament in Tennis - Hardcover

Green, David

 
9781584799085: Wimbledon: 101 Reasons to Love the Greatest Tournament in Tennis
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1584799080 ISBN 13: 9781584799085
Verlag: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc, 2011

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Manicured playing lawns. Royal patronage. Spiffy white sporting apparel. There is no spectator event quite like Wimbledon.

For more than a century, tennis’s most legendary players—among them Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, and Virginia Wade—have gracefully volleyed their way to glory on the hollowed grounds of the All England Club. But it is also on this same turf that some of the game’s finest have faltered, often because they were unable to master the very thing that gave lawn tennis it’s name—the grass. The only Grand Slam tournament still played on the game’s original surface, Wimbledon has become as much of a showcase of British culture and tradition as it has an elite sporting event. Wimbledon: 101 Reasons to Love Tennis’s Greatest Tournament celebrates the athletes, the matches, the history, and the rituals that have come to define this prestigious competition.

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David Green is principal and creative director of Brightgreen Design in Orangeburg, New York. He is the author of seven books in STC’s 101 Reasons to Love series.

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Manicured playing lawns. Royal patronage. Strawberries and cream. Spiffing white sporting apparel. There is no spectator event quite like Wimbledon. For more than a century, tennis' most legendary players - among them Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, Virginia Wade, Boris Becker, and Pete Sampras - have gracefully volleyed their way to glory on the hollowed grounds of the All England Club. But it is also on this same turf that some of the game's finest have faltered, often because they were unable to master the very thing that gave lawn tennis it's name - the grass. The only Grand Slam tournament still played on the game's original surface, Wimbledon has become as much of a showcase of British culture and tradition as it has an elite sporting event. In Wimbledon: 101 Reasons to Love Tennis' Greatest Tournament, author David Green celebrates the athletes, the matches, the history and the rituals that have come to define this prestigious competition. Beautifully illustrated, this charming book is a perfect addition to STC's popular 101 Reasons to Love series.

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Verlag
Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1584799080
ISBN 13 
9781584799085
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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