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Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the World's Top Tennis Players [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 192 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x135 mm, weight: 314 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-May-2015
  • Leidėjas: Bloomsbury Sport
  • ISBN-10: 1472905776
  • ISBN-13: 9781472905772
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 192 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x135 mm, weight: 314 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-May-2015
  • Leidėjas: Bloomsbury Sport
  • ISBN-10: 1472905776
  • ISBN-13: 9781472905772
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With contributions from current and past greats of tennis, including Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Martina Navratilova, to name but a few, is there anything better to help you improve your game than advice from the men and women who have won Grand Slam titles and held the world's number one ranking?

Taken from exclusive interviews with the legends of the sport, you can find their collected tips and wisdom here in the ultimate tennis guide--the perfect inside edge/performance advantage for fans and players of the game.

Top tips from the pros include:
"How to disguise your serve" with Pete Sampras
"How to be mentally tough" with Maria Sharapova
"How to be a world-class coach" with Nick Bollettieri
"How to play intelligent tennis" with Agnieszka Radwanska
"How to hit your forehand flat and hard" with Tomas Berdych
"How to attack with your forehand" with Laura Robson

Fun and entertaining as well as instructive, the book also includes a section on tennis parenting, with exclusive tips from parents of the players who have reached the top of the sport.

With these technical, mental, tactical, and physical tips, you'll soon be serving, volleying, and smashing your way to success.



A must-read for all tennis fans. The world's greatest players share their top tips on how to improve your game and become a better player. Including contributions from Maria Sharipova, Andy Murray, Li Na, Stan Wawrinka, Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova.

Recenzijos

An awesome read * Caroline Wozniacki * The book is an easy read. It's a perfect companion to keep in your tennis bag to pull out in between matches or a good read to get you pumped up before that big match * examiner.com * Whether youre a grizzled recreational player or an up-and-coming junior, youd probably love to take lessons from tour pros. Problem is, theyre pretty busy playing tournaments all over the world. Thats where journalist Mark Hodgkinson comes in * The Oregonian * Game Set and Match is a book that tennis player and fans cannot afford to go without * Love Tennis Blog * If your game needs work, check out this book. It is packed with tips from players such as Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray. * The Sun *

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A must-read for all tennis fans. The worlds greatest players share their top tips on how to improve your game and become a better player. Including contributions from Maria Sharipova, Andy Murray, Li Na, Stan Wawrinka, Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova
Acknowledgements 5(3)
Introduction 8(2)
The Technical Game
10(43)
Serving
10(12)
Forehand
22(11)
Backhand
33(3)
The volley and overhead smash
36(7)
Other technical aspects of the game
43(10)
The Mental Game
53(34)
Being a winner
53(21)
Coping with adversity
74(13)
The Physical Game
87(17)
Getting in shape
87(7)
Staying in shape
94(4)
Injuries
98(6)
Tactics And Strategy
104(23)
Playing Doubles
127(19)
Men's and women's doubles
127(16)
Mixed doubles
143(3)
Coaching
146(16)
The Ages Of Tennis
162(16)
Parenting
162(7)
Juniors and teenagers
169(7)
Older players
176(2)
Miscellaneous
178(12)
Index 190
Mark Hodgkinson is a tennis journalist and author based in London; his books include Andy Murray Wimbledon Champion: the Full and Extraordinary Story and Ivan Lendl: the Man who Made Murray. He is also a director of Spin Sports and Entertainment, which created the official Fantasy Wimbledon game that first ran on Wimbledon.com in the summer of 2014. A former tennis correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, he has also edited the programme for the season-ending men's tournament in London - the the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as well as writing tennis features and interviews for ESPN, Ralph Lauren, Credit Suisse, Barclays, the WTA, Wimbledon.com and BT Sport. Mark has also worked with the Roger Federer Foundation.