Roger Federer [electronic resource] : The Greatest
Bowers, Chris2011
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This acclaimed sports biography, researched and written by the experienced and multilingual tennis writer Chris Bowers, considers who Federer is as a person and what place he will occupy in tennis and sporting history. Roger Federer is a legend not only in the world of tennis but also in the wider sporting arena. With a record-breaking tally of 16 Grand Slam titles to his name, he shows no sign of slowing down and in 2010 added another Australian Open win to his collection, as well as taking the trophy in the end-of-season ATP World Wide Tour Finals in London. This authoritative and affectionate biography traces the rise of Federer, from his first tentative strokes with a tennis racket to how he dealt with being sent away to a training academy where he struggled to communicate in a French-speaking part of Switzerland; and how he handled the sudden death of his first real coach and mentor. It looks at his development as a sportsman and how he has matured into a family man with his marriage to Mirka Vavrinec and the birth of their twin girls. It also examines how Roger bounced back from arguably one of the most challenging periods of his career as, following a serious illness and a dip in form, his run of successive Wimbledon championship wins was ended and he was toppled from the number one spot by his long-time rival Rafael Nadal. In characteristic style, Federer silenced his critics by winning the French Open title for the first time, reclaiming his Wimbledon crown and ending 2009 at the number one position for the fifth time.
Main title:
Roger Federer [electronic resource] : The Greatest / Chris Bowers
Author:
Bowers, Chris, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : John Blake Publishing, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Chris Bowers is an official member of the International Tennis Writers Association, a commentator for BBC Radio Five Live/ BBC World and Eurosport, he also writes regularly for the Times, Observer and the Independent. Covering global tennis since 1992 he is considered by the 'trade' as an authoritative voice on the top tennis players and tournaments.
ISBN:
9781843585923
Language:
English
BRN:
2906514