Court confidential
Subtitle: inside the world of tennis
By: Neil Harman
Published: 2013
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781849545075
Subjects: Tennis coaches; Interviews; Tennis; Tennis players; Anecdotes
Description: "Neil Harman ... shares tennis's most intimate secrets in a book replete with personality, excitement, drama and intrigue. Featuring frank, in-depth interviews with all the leading players, their coaching staff, their agents and managers, Harman presents the game from an insider's perspective and offers the fresh insights and strong personal views for which he is celebrated. Court Confidential recounts a defining time for modern-day tennis: from Wimbledon to the Olympic Games, from Serena Williams's battle with illness to Andy Murray's historic grand slam victory, this is a book for tennis fans everywhere."--Publisher description.
Table of contents: title: Melburnian introduction; title: Arranging a game; title: Winter; title: Australian opening; title: All change please; title: Indian Wells and Key Biscayne; title: Spring; title: Roland Garros; title: Summer; title: Wimbledon; title: Olympic Games; title: US Open; title: Autumn; title: WTA Championships; title: Season comes to a close; title: Epilogue. Doping; title: Funding and coaching; title: Tennis twists of fate.