Download or read book The Big Book of Tennis Facts For Kids and Adults written by Valerie Pollmann R. and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered where the 15, 30, 40 scoring system comes from?With fun facts from its beginnings in the 1800s, this book compiles everything a tennis fan has always wanted to know. More than 250 facts about tennis with pictures and illustrations, updated to historical records of the year 2018.Wimbledon, Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open, Davis Cup and much more! Everything you ever wanted to know about your favorite tennis legend is in this fantastic collection with up to date.If you are a tennis enthusiast, then this book is for you. It is also an excellent gift for every fan of this sport.Did you know that Elton John's song - Philadelphia Freedom - is a tribute to Billie Jean King?Do you know which tennis legend became the youngest player in history to reach the number 1 in the world at 16 years old in 1997?Do you know what badge color is mandatory if an umpire wishes to officiate the final of a Grand Slam? Surprise your friends with these and many other interesting facts you will find in "The Big Book of Tennis Facts" updated until 2018.Also available in SpanishBuy now on Amazon for fast delivery through Prime.

Download or read book 101 Incredible Moments in Tennis written by Joshua Shifrin and published by Virtual Bookworm.Com Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "101 Incredible Moments In Tennis" is a compilation of the sport's best, worst and most infamous moments. The stories range from tennis' inauspicious beginnings of the nineteenth century to today's highly visible modern game. Included are both high and low points in the history of tennis, from Arthur Ashe's inspiring triumph at Wimbledon to the despicable behavior of the most temperamental players. Also included are descriptions of lesser known but equally stunning moments such as illness and even death on the court. The tennis aficionado will revel in the accounts of the flamboyant Suzanne Lenglen and Bill Tilden of the early years, the stoic but charismatic Rod Laver and his fellow Aussies of the Golden Age, and the larger than life superstars of today. Whether enjoying an individual story or devouring the volume cover to cover, this book is sure to rivet the reader. We're certain you'll agree that "101 Incredible Moments In Tennis" serves up an ace.

Download or read book Tennis Encyclopedia for Kids written by Janina Spruza and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-26 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a great book to take a trip to the exciting world of tennis, to see how this game appeared and developed from ancient times to the present day, to learn its idea and rules, as well as to learn a tennis court, racket, ball, clothes, etc.

Download or read book A Handful of Summers written by Gordon Forbes and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-09-24 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cult classic, from an era populated by the most colourful tennis players of all time, A Handful of Summers is an uninhibited account of adventures on the tennis circuits of the world. More about the hilarious escapades of players than the game itself, the book begins with a short series of vignettes from Forbes' childhood on a Cape farm, then takes the reader on a tennis tour - into locker rooms and restaurants, narrow streets and small hotels, and onwards to the lawns of Wimbledon and the caramel coloured clays of Roland Garros.

Download or read book It s Not My Fault written by Joshua Shifrin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In It's Not My Fault, author Joshua Shifrin helps tennis players make sense of their most monumental losses on the court. The next time a player goes down in defeat, he or she can always explain the woeful loss with "My opponent was a pusher . . . I can't play against pushers." Or after a bad shot, tennis gurus might try to get out of dodge by uttering, "There was a leaf on the court and I couldn't concentrate." Shifrin has crafted 150 funny--but all-too-real--excuses for pros and amateurs alike. Examples include: My opponent's grunting is distracting. My strings are too tight. I have tennis elbow. These tennis balls are too slow. Any many more! Whether you want to motivate your friends or family who have just started playing or eradicate embarrassing mistakes in your own game, It's Not My Fault is a must-read. Complete with laugh-out-loud cartoons, this book makes for the perfect gift.

Download or read book The Tennis Player from Bermuda written by Fiona Hodgkin and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Tennis Player from Bermuda, Fiona Hodgkin tells the story of her short but spectacular career as an amateur tennis player in the early 1960s. Fiona met Claire Kershaw, the number one woman tennis player and twice a Wimbledon champion. Claire was an imp. To get Fiona into the qualifying round for Wimbledon, Claire makes a comical, tongue-in-cheek offer to the mysterious Committee that runs the Championships at Wimbledon. Fiona and Claire quickly become best friends - as well as rivals on the brilliant green grass tennis courts of Wimbledon. Against the backdrop of the London social season, the tennis competition at Wimbledon, and the tennis fashions designed by the irrepressible Teddy Tingling, Fiona has two love affairs, one of which Fiona ends forever - or perhaps she doesn't.

Download or read book Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal written by Sebastián Fest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Slam for ten straight years. Federer, from Switzerland, has spent over three hundred weeks of his career ranked as the number-one player in the world and has won twenty Grand Slam titles and two Olympic medals. But neither player’s career would have been nearly as successful without the decade-long rivalry that pushed them to rise to the peak of tennis excellence. Nadal and Federer have met thirty-eight times over the course of their careers, and have shared the distinction of being ranked the two best players in the world for an astounding six years in a row from 2005-2009. In Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, international sports journalist Sebastian Fest uses information gleaned from his numerous interviews with both players over the last decade to narrate the rivalry, and its impact not only on the players, but on the sport itself. Documenting their respective wins and losses, hopes and disappointments, and relationships with their rivals, Fest formulates a unique biography of two of the greatest players of tennis. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Download or read book Sports written by National Geographic Kids and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything has its weird side-- even sports! Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of spots trivia with this new addition to the very popular Weird but True series!

Download or read book Black and White written by Richard Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The gripping story of Richard Williams, the father who raised and trained two of the greatest women in sports, Venus and Serena. He achieved greatness in spite of hardship and disadvantages to become a successful businessman, family man and tennis coach"--

Download or read book American Lawn Tennis written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book World of Sports written by Kidsbooks and published by That's Facts-Inating. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the national sport of China? Who was the first woman ever to play golf? Kids will love discovering the answers to these questions and learning hundreds of other awesome facts about the wonderful world of sports in this fun and colorful That's Facts-inating! book!

Download or read book Master Your Tennis Game written by Ken DeHart and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the advantage—mental strategies for acing tennis. Get your head in the game. Master Your Tennis Game serves up quick mental techniques, tactics, and tips for boosting your overall performance and beating your opponents. Train your brain and be the best tennis player you can be. Concise, fun, and easy to read, this book offers 50 practical and actionable methods that show you how to stay calm and concentrate during any tennis game. Even if your rival is tough competition, outsmart them with these targeted mental approaches. Master Your Tennis Game includes: Streamlined strategies—From choosing your mood music to analyzing your opponent's play style, apply these easy-to-understand tactics to your tennis game right away. Overpower any opponent—Find techniques for beating common play styles, including aggressive baseliner, left-hander, and more. Popular player profiles—From Serena Williams to Roger Federer, learn all about your favorite tennis pros (and their strategies, too!). The ball is in your court. Focus your mind and win the match with these highly effective mental strategies for honing your tennis skills.

Download or read book On the Line written by Serena Williams and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the biggest stars in tennis, Serena Williams has captured every major title. Her 2009 Australia Open championship earned her the #1 world ranking for the third time in her illustrious career - and marked only the latest exclamation point on a life well and purposefully lived. As a young girl, Serena began training with an adult-sized racquet that was almost as big as her. Rather than dropping the racquet, Serena saw it as a challenge to overcome-and she has confronted every obstacle on her path to success with the same unflagging spirit. From growing up in the tough, hardscrabble neighborhood of Compton, California, to being trained by her father on public tennis courts littered with broken glass and drug paraphernalia, to becoming the top women's player in the world, Serena has proven to be an inspiration to her legions of fans both young and old. Her accomplishments have not been without struggle: being derailed by injury, devastated by the tragic shooting of her older sister, and criticized for her unorthodox approach to tennis. Yet somehow, Serena always manages to prevail. Both on the court and off, she's applied the strength and determination that helped her to become a champion to successful pursuits in philanthropy, fashion, television and film. In this compelling and poignant memoir, Serena takes an empowering look at her extraordinary life and what is still to come.

Download or read book Tennis s Strangest Matches written by Peter Seddon and published by Portico. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever to occur on a tennis court. They include the Wimbledon final between the tea-drinking vicar and a convicted murderer, and the ‘Match of the Century’ between the ‘Women’s Libber’ and the ‘Male Chauvinist Pig’. There are matches played on board ship and on the wings of an airborne plane, a game played in full regimental dress, and meet the player who rated himself so highly he played an entire match while carrying someone ‘piggy-back’. The stories in this book are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious, and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of tennis fanatics, this book is a unique look at the curiosities of an endlessly popular sport, revealing the ‘strawberries and cream’ game as you’ve never seen it before. Word count: 45,000

Download or read book Epic written by Matthew Cronin and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top tennis writer tells the story of the greatest Wimbledon, the greatest U.S. Open, and the greatest rivalry in the history of the game The epic 1980 Wimbledon final that ended with John McEnroe's defeat by his idol, Bjorn Borg, is considered the greatest tennis match ever. The U.S. Open final later that year, when McEnroe got his revenge, is considered the greatest U.S. Open ever. These two matches marked McEnroe's transformation from tennis player into an American icon, the high point of tennis's gigantic leap into the national consciousness, and the beginning of Borg's rapid and surprising decline. This book takes you back to that amazing summer at the height of the golden age of tennis. Includes fascinating details about John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg both on and off the court, from grueling practice sessions to late-night partying Packed with stories and anecdotes of top tennis players and coaches, including Vitas Gerulaitis, Mary Carillo, Lennart Bergelin, and others Highlights a pivotal moment in the evolution of the game?from quiet to loud, from wood to metal racquets, and from European to American dominance Written by veteran tennis writer and analyst Matthew Cronin Whether you're a longtime tennis fan or a recent convert, Epic will give you a deeper understanding of the game and of two of the most amazing players ever to have played it.

Download or read book 5 000 Awesome Facts about Everything 2 written by National Geographic Society (U.S.) and published by 5,000 Awesome Facts. This book was released on 2014 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of quirky, fun facts.

Download or read book Unstoppable written by Maria Sharapova and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2004, in a stunning upset against the two-time defending champion Serena Williams, seventeen-year-old Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon, becoming an overnight sensation. Out of virtual anonymity, she launched herself onto the international stage. "Maria Mania" was born. Her success would last: she went on to hold the number-one WTA ranking multiple times, to win four more Grand Slam tournaments, and to become one of the highest-grossing female athletes in the world. And then -- at perhaps the peak of her career -- she was charged by the ITF with taking the banned substance meldonium, only recently added to the ITF's list. The resulting suspension would keep her off the professional courts for fifteen months -- a frighteningly long time for any athlete. But Sharapova's career has always been driven by her determination and by her dedication to hard work. Her story doesn't begin with the 2004 Wimbledon championship, but years before, in a small Russian town, where as a five-year-old she played on drab neighborhood courts with precocious concentration. It begins when her father, convinced his daughter could be a star, risked everything to get them to Florida, that sacred land of tennis academies. It begins when the two arrived with only seven hundred dollars and knowing only a few words of English. From that, Sharapova scraped together one of the most influential sports careers in history.