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61) Tracy Austin
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Description
Highlights the career of a tennis champion who was winning junior tournaments by the time she was eight years old.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Coming Up the Hard Way "Sometimes, in a tough neighborhood, where there is no way for a kid to prove himself except by playing games and fighting, you've got to establish a record for being able to look out for yourself before they will leave you alone. If they think you're an easy mark, they will all look to build up their own reputations by beating up on you. I learned always to get in the first punch." Althea Gibson, 1958 Four days after her historic...
64) Trophy son
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The third novel by New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brunt, Trophy Son tells the story of tennis prodigy Anton Stratis, from an isolated childhood of grueling practice under the eye of his obsessed father, to his dramatic rise through the intensely competitive world of professional tennis. Written with an insider knowledge of the tennis circuit, Trophy Son explores a young man striving to find balance in his life, navigating moral compromises,...
65) Venus and Serena
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An unfiltered look into the remarkable lives of the greatest sister-act professional tennis has ever seen. With unprecedented access, the film tells the inspiring story of how these two women, against all odds, but with the help of visionary parents, made it to the top.
68) Chris Evert
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Chris Evert, a young American tennis player who won the Wimbledon championship in 1974.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2001]
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Profiles the two female African American tennis players, describing the early successes that led them to the Grand Slam, their relationship with each other and their father, and the controversial obstacles they continue to face.
72) But seriously
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The controversial tennis star and analyst presents a follow-up to "You Cannot Be Serious" that shares additional insights into his life and career while chronicling the past decade of Tour of Champions competitions and special events.
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A deeply reported, revealing biography of tennis phenomenon and activist Naomi Osaka, telling the untold story behind her Grand Slam-winning career, her headline-making advocacy for racial justice and mental health, and the challenges of a life in the international spotlight"--
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women's movement, the 1973 tennis match between women's world champion Billie Jean King and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles.
80) 40 love
Author
Language
English
Description
A weekend tennis party becomes study of modern marriage for four very different couples of varying economic, social, and interest levels as together they encounter two days of anger, shock, revelations, and romance.
