1 online resource (xv, 320 pages) :

Presents essays and interviews profiling a variety of tennis greats, including John McEnroe, Arthur Ashe, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Borg, and Rod Laver

Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, 2002

Includes bibliographical references and index

Print version record

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; PART 1 Portraits of the Stars; Chapter 1 Venus Williams: The Ghetto Cinderella (1998); Chapter 2 That's Life-on the Agassi Roller Coaster (1999); Chapter 3 Anna Kournikova: The Ego Has Landed (1997); Chapter 4 Serena Williams: Not Just Venus's Little Sister (1998); Chapter 5 Gustavo Kuerten: Going Ga-ga Over Guga (1997); Chapter 6 Jennifer Capriati: How She Was Taught to Be the Best (1990); Chapter 7 Bjorn Borg: Bjorn without Tears (1982); Chapter 8 Rod Laver: The Rocket Blazes into Tennis Immortality (1999)

Chapter 9 Lindsay Davenport: The Nice Girl Who Finished First (2000)Chapter 10 Martina Navratilova: She Served and Volleyed Her Way through Life (2000); PART 2 Memorable Interviews; Chapter 11 Pete Sampras: Pete Sampras Speaks from the Heart (2000); Chapter 12 John McEnroe: Mac the Mouth Roars on What's Wrong with Tennis (1997); Chapter 13 Jimmy Connors: The Tennis World According to Jimbo (1994); Chapter 14 Bobby Riggs: Bobby Riggs Keeps Hustling for the Fun of It (1987); Chapter 15 Arthur Ashe: Blacks Can Dominate Tennis (1988)

Chapter 16 Arthur Ashe: We've Come a Long Way, Racially-or Have We? (1990)Chapter 17 Ted Tinling: Talking to a Tennis Legend (1985); PART 3 Topical Trends and Burning Issues; Chapter 18 Does Father Really Know Best? (1998); Chapter 19 Tennis: From Genteel Game to Serious Sport (2000); Chapter 20 Records Are Made to Be Broken-and Promoted (1999); Chapter 21 Overkill! The Power Crisis Facing Tennis (1998); Chapter 22 Seven Revealing Statistics Tennis Should Use (2000); Chapter 23 Will Blacks Dominate Tennis? (2001); Chapter 24 True Confessions (2001); PART 4 The Great Controversies

Chapter 25 Equal-Not Sequel-Prize Money (1996)Chapter 26 Twenty Reasons Why Women's Tennis Is Better Than Men's Tennis (1999); Chapter 27 Why On-Court Coaching Is Bad for Tennis (1998); Chapter 28 Let the Service Let Rule Stay (1998); Chapter 29 Splendor in the Wimbledon Grass (2000); Chapter 30 Let's End the Rankings Insanity (2000); Chapter 31 Why Players Should Play the Game (1990); Chapter 32 Grand Slam-Or Grand Sham? (1984); Chapter 33 Analyze This! How to Think Smart about Tennis Issues (2001); PART 5 Twentieth-Century Retrospectives; Chapter 34 Open Tennis Ushers in a Golden Era (1999)

Chapter 35 Teen Queens Fascinate the Sporting Public (1999)Chapter 36 Western Forehands and Two-Handed Backhands Change the Way Tennis Is Played (1999); Chapter 37 The Tiebreaker Shortens and Enlivens Matches (1999); Chapter 38 Althea Gibson Breaks the Color Barrier (1999); Chapter 39 The Racket Revolution Changes Tennis Forever (1999); PART 6 The Ten Greatest Matches in Tennis History; Introduction; Chapter 40 Bjorn Borg Defeats John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6 in the 1980 Wimbledon Final; Chapter 41 Suzanne Lenglen Defeats Helen Wills 6-3, 8-6 in the 1926 Cannes, France, Final

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