Patrick McEnroe has been in professional tennis one way or another for most of his life. As a player, coach, and ESPN commentator, he's seen it all. The significant tennis books of recent years have all been autobiographies--famous players burnishing their image or attempting to set the record straight within carefully controlled memoirs. No one has been willing to pull back the curtain and present an honest, no-holds-barred look into the ultimate...

This account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968 begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point. McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke description while examining the backgrounds and attitudes which have molded the players' games.

From growing up in the tough neighborhood of Compton California trained by her father on littered public tennis courts to becoming the top women's tennis player in the world Serena Williams has been an inspiration to her legions of fans both young and old. Now she has applied the same strength and determination to pursuits in philanthropy fashion television and film. In On the Line Serena takes an empowering look at her life and what is still to come....

Explains the basics of tennis, equipment, grips, stroke skills, volleys, serve, and developing strategies.

"Different Strokes closely examines how African Americans collectively are faring in tennis, on the court and off"--

A resource for tennis players, coaches, parents, and fans gives the playing rules and their official interpretations as put forth by the national governing body, the United States Tennis Association.

Roger Federer has often made it look astonishingly easy through the decades, but his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager with dubious style sense to one of the greatest, most self-possessed and elegant of competitors has been a long-running act of will, not destiny. He not only had a great gift-- he had grit. Clarey, with access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game-- included his rivals-- focuses...