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Author: Allen M. Hornblum ,
John Newcombe
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803288119
ISBN 10: 0803288115
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 01 March 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
My family had no money for coaching so I learned tennis from Bill Tilden's book and the backboard. In reading it more recently I have realized how brilliantly he described the modern game: he said the great baseline would beat the great serve-volleyer, the continental grip is a bad one for the forehand, and that one should hit topspin whenever an opponent comes to the net. He also suggested getting control of the point with groundstrokes and thus preparing the way to finish with a net attack. -Allen Fox, former NCAA singles champion and college coach -- Allen Fox
As a fellow Philadelphian, I grew up with Big Bill Tilden as the tennis player I dreamed of being one day. I never saw him play in his prime, but I heard everyone saying he was the best player in the world. Whether or not that is true will always be a matter of opinion, but he certainly led the way in making tennis the great sport it is today. -Vic Seixas, oldest living Wimbledon champion -- Vic Seixas My family had no money for coaching so I learned tennis from Bill Tilden's book and the backboard. In reading it more recently I have realized how brilliantly he described the modern game: he said the great baseline would beat the great serve-volleyer, the continental grip is a bad one for the forehand, and that one should hit topspin whenever an opponent comes to the net. He also suggested getting control of the point with groundstrokes and thus preparing the way to finish with a net attack. -Allen Fox, former NCAA singles champion and college coach -- Allen Fox Bill Tilden not only won tennis championships and unceasingly promoted the game, he also wrote books, performed in stage plays, loved classical music, and played bridge at a championship level. Catered to by European, Asian, and Hollywood royalty, Tilden was very much a Renaissance man, and his contributions are worthy of recognition and study. -Manolo Santana, former Wimbledon tennis champion -- Manolo Santana Even today, Tilden's case remains sensitive enough for his native Philadelphia to reject recent calls for a commemorative plaque. He has paid a high price for his late fall from grace, which prevents him from being acclaimed as a sporting legend on a par with Suzanne Lenglen and Rod Laver. . . . However you judge his colourful and complex story, Tilden remains the closest antecedent we have to Federer's miraculous longevity. -Simon Briggs, Telegraph -- Simon Briggs * Telegraph *
Author Information
Allen M. Hornblum is a former criminal justice administrator and college professor. He is the author of several books, including The Invisible Harry Gold: The Man Who Gave the Soviets the Atom Bomb and Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison. John Newcombe is a former tennis great from Australia who won twenty-six Grand Slam championships, including singles titles in three Wimbledons, two U. S. Opens, and two Australian Opens.
