Awards

• Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Illustrated Book of the Year 2012
• Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Illustrated Book of the Year 2012.

Overview

Wimbledon - Visions of the Championships is a breathtaking photographic celebration of the world's oldest and most famous tennis championships. A lavish coffee-table book from the team behind Centre Court - The Jewel in Wimbledon's Crown (winner of the 'Best Illustrated Book' award at the 2010 British Sports Book Awards), Wimbledon - Visions of the Championships features sensational behind the scenes pictures of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, the Williams sisters, Maria Sharapova and many more current tennis stars. Beyond that it captures the magical atmosphere of those two weeks in June - the quintessential Englishness of it all with the players all in white, the pristine green striped lawns and purple and white flowers, Pimms and strawberries and cream, ballboys, ballgirls and rain! The book is compiled by world-renowned and multi-award winning sports photographer Bob Martin who, along with his team of the world's top tennis photographers, was granted exclusive and unprecedented access to the 2010 Championships in the making of this stunning official book.

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9781907637124

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Rammed full of incredible imagery of SW19. -- Tennishead Magazine

Author Information

A committee member of the All England Club, Ian Hewitt was the co-author of Centre Court: The Jewel in Wimbledon's Crown. Bob Martin is one of the world's most celebrated sports photographers. He has won no fewer than 63 awards including British Sports Photographer of the Year three times and won the 'Sports Picture of the Year' award at the World Press Photo Awards in 2005.

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