Overview
The golden age of tennis came crashing down suddenly at the 1981 U.S. Open when the stoical Swede, Björn Borg, lost to his brash young rival, John McEnroe, in the final at Flushing Meadows. Through the lens of that era's final tournament, and the play of the other semifinalists, Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis, High Strung chronicles the lives and careers of the men who made those Wild West days of tennis so memorable: ""Ice Borg,"" who secretly harbored an inner madman; McEnroe, the tortured, bratty genius; Connors, the game's beloved blue-collar anti-hero; Ilie Nastase, the Romanian clown; Gerulaitis, the New York charmer; and Ivan Lendl, who became a harbinger of tennis's high-powered future. The struggles these men shared were as compelling off the court as they were on.
Full Product Details
Author: Stephen Tignor
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperPaperbacks
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.286kg
ISBN: 9780062009852
ISBN 10: 0062009850
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 26 June 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""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"
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
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
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. -- Lisa Ko, author of <em>The Leavers</em>
Author Information
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.
