The circuit : a tennis odyssey /
The annual tennis schedule is a rarity in professional sports in that it encapsulates the calendar year. And like the year, it is divided into four seasons, each marked by a final tournament, the Grand Slams. Phillips charts the year 2017, from winter's Australian Open, where Roger Federer and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | The annual tennis schedule is a rarity in professional sports in that it encapsulates the calendar year. And like the year, it is divided into four seasons, each marked by a final tournament, the Grand Slams. Phillips charts the year 2017, from winter's Australian Open, where Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal renewed their rivalry in a match for the ages, to fall's U.S. Open. Along the way he captures not only the emotions, nerves and ruthless tactics of the point-by-point game but also the quicksilver movement of victory and defeat on the tour, placing that sense of upheaval within a broader cultural and social context. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxvii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780374123772 0374123772 |