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Game, Set and Match

Secret Weapons of the World's Top Tennis Players

Mark Hodgkinson

Hardcover

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Description

What better way to improve your tennis--and to gain a new appreciation for the sport--than by discovering the secrets of the world's greatest players and coaches? Read this book to improve your game with inside tips from the tennis elite, including those who have won Grand Slam titles and held the world number one ranking.

"Game, Set and Match" is an unprecedented collection of tips from the sport's superstars, including Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Grigor Dimitrov, Venus and Serena Williams, Eugenie Bouchard, Kei Nishikori, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Milos Raonic, Caroline Wozniacki, Stan Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Bob and Mike Bryan, Martina Navratilova, Gael Monfils, Petra Kvitova, Ana Ivanovic and Marin Cilic.

There is also advice from Roger Federer's mother, Lynette, on tennis parenting and tips from Rafa Nadal's uncle and coach, Toni, as well as other leading coaches such as Patrick Mouratoglou, Nick Bollettieri, Paul Annacone, Marian Vajda, Judy Murray, Darren Cahill, Roger Rasheed and Robert Lansdorp, and from fitness experts such as Andre Agassi's former trainer, Gil Reyes.

Top tips from the pros include:
"How to disguise your serve" by Pete Sampras
"How to stay fit all year" by Caroline Wozniacki
"How to attack with your one-handed backhand" by Stan Wawrinka
"How to embrace your superstitions" by Goran Ivanisevic.

Bloomsbury USA, 9781472905772, 192pp.

Publication Date: May 19, 2015



About the Author

Mark Hodgkinson, a former tennis correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, is the author of Andy Murray: Champion--The Full Extraordinary Story. Hodgkinson, who is the editor of thetennisspace.com, has written a short television feature about Wimbledon for the BBC, contributes to British GQ, and wrote the tennis features in the official program for the London 2012 Olympics.