Research Catalog

Title

The right set : a tennis anthology / edited and with an introduction by Caryl Phillips.

Publication

New York : Vintage Books, 1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

Phillips, Caryl.

Description

xiii, 327 p.; 21 cm.

Subjects

• Tennis
• Tennis > History

Note

• "A Vintage original"--T.p. verso.
• Includes index.

Contents

I. The history of the game: Lawn tennis, the sturdy bastard / Heiner Gillmeister -- The first Wimbledon / A. Wallis Myers -- Lawn tennis in America / Heiner Gillmeister -- The first American championships / Richard D. Sears. II. The great match: The goddess and the American girl / Larry Engelmann -- Lenglen, Wills match at Cannes / James Thurber -- My match against Mlle Lenglen / Helen Wills -- Two queens / Ferdinand Tuohy. III. The old guard: Tilden, the American mountain / Ted Tinling -- Lacoste defeats Tilden in US final / Allison Danzig -- My matches against Helen Wills Moody / Helen Jacobs -- The finest athlete I ever saw / George Lott -- A little bit of luck / Fred Perry. IV. Money and tennis: The show on the road / Fred Perry -- The lowdown on amateur tennis / Pancho Gonzalez -- Pancho and the challenge / Lew Hoad -- Grooming Monica / Nick Bollettieri. V. Race and nationality: Cernik and I choose exile / Jaroslav Drobny -- Levels of the game / John McPhee -- The Davis Cup / Arthur Ashe -- The commuter / Martina Navratilova -- States / Martina Navratilova -- Venus, the great experiment / David Higdon -- The burden of race / Arthur Ashe. VI. Women and tennis: Tennis for the ladies / Heiner Gillmeister -- Always on the cusp / Billie Jean King -- Ladies of the evening / Martina Navratilova -- The forbidden zone / Michael Mewshaw. VII. Artistry and psychology: Footwork and the preservation of rhythm and balance / Suzanne Lenglen -- Winning / Althea Gibson -- The style of Rod Laver / Julius D. Heldman -- Levels of the game / John McPhee -- The mental aspects of tennis / Martina Navratilova. VIII. The modern personalities: You've come a long way, Billie / Grace Lichtenstein -- Chris Evert, the cold and absolute fire / Peter Bodo -- Jimmy Connors / Rich Koster -- Becker / Gordon Burn -- Educating Andre / Martha Sherrill. IX. Tradition and the game: Lawn tennis / Robert D. Osborn -- Etiquette / Helen Wills -- Court manners and etiquette / Rod Laver -- 'You cannot be serious' / John Feinstein -- Tennis personalities / Martin Amis -- My life with Gabriela Sabatini / Alistair Cooke.

Call Number

JFD 01-676

ISBN

0375706461

LCCN

99017240

OCLC

40675181

Title

The right set : a tennis anthology / edited and with an introduction by Caryl Phillips.

Imprint

New York : Vintage Books, 1999.

Added Author

Phillips, Caryl.

Research Call Number

JFD 01-676