Ashe vs Connors
Wimbledon 1975 - Tennis that went beyond centre court
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2015
Aurum (Verlag)
978-1-78131-395-4 (ISBN)
Aurum (Verlag)
978-1-78131-395-4 (ISBN)
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This book explores the lives of two tennis greats, from the local park courts of their boyhoods to the summer of 1975 and this most resonant of finals, which saw Ashe become the first black male champion. Their rivalry embodied a clash of values playing out not only within tennis, but in a rapidly changing world.
Early in July of 2015, tennis will celebrate the 40th anniversary of what might be the greatest upset in the annals of tennis.
There have been other key matches in which the disparity between the favourite and the victorious underdog may have been more pronounced by standards of the sport. But none has been more resonant, or flush with meaning and contrasts. For this was not just a contest between a mercurial, seemingly unstoppable prodigy and an undemonstrative veteran, it also embodied a clash of values in a rapidly changing world, and in the sport itself.
This is the story of two tennis greats lives, from the local park courts of their boyhood to the summer of 1975 an this most resonant of Wimbledon finals, which Ashe won to become the first black male Champion. However, like the best sports books written, this is much more than a just a story about one match, but a metaphor for a changing world, the end of an era and a last triumph for the passing guard.
Early in July of 2015, tennis will celebrate the 40th anniversary of what might be the greatest upset in the annals of tennis.
There have been other key matches in which the disparity between the favourite and the victorious underdog may have been more pronounced by standards of the sport. But none has been more resonant, or flush with meaning and contrasts. For this was not just a contest between a mercurial, seemingly unstoppable prodigy and an undemonstrative veteran, it also embodied a clash of values in a rapidly changing world, and in the sport itself.
This is the story of two tennis greats lives, from the local park courts of their boyhood to the summer of 1975 an this most resonant of Wimbledon finals, which Ashe won to become the first black male Champion. However, like the best sports books written, this is much more than a just a story about one match, but a metaphor for a changing world, the end of an era and a last triumph for the passing guard.
PETE BODO is one of the pre-eminent journalists writing on tennis today and knew Ashe and Connors. He is also the acclaimed author, with Pete Sampras, of A Champion's Mind (Aurum). He lives in New York.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.5.2015 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sport ► Ballsport ► Tennis | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78131-395-4 / 1781313954 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78131-395-4 / 9781781313954 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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