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High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis´s Fiercest Rivalry
Stephen Tignor
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Description for High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis´s Fiercest Rivalry
Paperback. For nearly a century, the lawns of tennis had been reserved for wealthy amateurs-gentlemen - but in 1968, the game was opened to professionals and was forever changed. The 1970s were boom years for tennis. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who made those Wild West days of tennis so memorable. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; WSJR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 302.
The golden age of tennis came crashing down suddenly at the 1981 U.S. Open. Bjorn Borg, the stoical Swede who had become the richest and most famous player in the sport's history, had just lost to his brash young rival, John McEnroe, in the final at Flushing Meadows. After his last shot floated out, Borg walked to the net, shook McEnroe's hand in silence, and disappeared from the game he had dominated for the last decade. No one realized it at the time, but the era that Borg and the three other semifinalists at that year's Open - McEnroe, Jimmy ... Read more
The golden age of tennis came crashing down suddenly at the 1981 U.S. Open. Bjorn Borg, the stoical Swede who had become the richest and most famous player in the sport's history, had just lost to his brash young rival, John McEnroe, in the final at Flushing Meadows. After his last shot floated out, Borg walked to the net, shook McEnroe's hand in silence, and disappeared from the game he had dominated for the last decade. No one realized it at the time, but the era that Borg and the three other semifinalists at that year's Open - McEnroe, Jimmy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062009852
SKU
V9780062009852
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-69
About Stephen Tignor
Stephen Tignor is the Executive Editor of Tennis magazine. He writes a daily blog on Tennis.com, where he has written about the sport for the past twelve years.
Reviews for High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis´s Fiercest Rivalry
"This is good stuff, and it's written with flair. In fact, it made me want even more. "
The Oregonian "A book full of aces...Even for those who know the outcomes of the many matches he recounts, Tignor's descriptive prose and flair for dramatic writing make "High Strung" a true page-turner."
Associated Press
The Oregonian "A book full of aces...Even for those who know the outcomes of the many matches he recounts, Tignor's descriptive prose and flair for dramatic writing make "High Strung" a true page-turner."
Associated Press