The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology

by Caryl Phillips

Book Overview

From Samuel Pepys to Martin Amis, tennis has attracted the attention of many prominent writers, perhaps because there are often other considerations on court, such as politics, class, sex, money,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375706461
• ISBN13: 9780375706462
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

If you like tennis, you'll love "The Right Set"

"The Right Set" is the tennis equivalent of "The Best Sports Stories" annual series except that it contains 44 great pieces written in the past 75 years. My favorites are "Ladies of the Evening" by Martina Navratilova, "Tennis Personalities" by Martin Amis, "The Davis Cup" by Arthur Ashe, "Tilden: The American Mountain" by Ted Tinling, and "Becker" by Gordon Burn. Since virtually every great player and important issue arecovered, I suggest you read a story or two a day to extend your reading pleasure. If you like tennis, you'll love this treasure of a book.

Witty contemporary overview of Tennis icons

My wife loves for and lives for tennis. That's why, when I give her this book for her birthday in three weeks, she will have an even better insight into the soul of her well-known tennis heroes and heroines. This compilation is a bright, insightful commentary of the state to Tennis today; its nine sections involve description of virtually all facets of the game, including tradition, history, personalities, etc. I know of no other recent publication that one can read and leave with the smug satisfaction that comes with "expert-level" knowledge. You may not exactly qualilfy for being a ref at Wimbledon after reading The Right Set, but you will feel as if you could.