Download PDF Court Confidential Inside the World of Tennis Neil Harman 9781937559427 Books
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One of the most respected and lauded tennis journalists currently covering the circuit, Neil Harman has had a front-row seat to matches involving legends such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Venus and Serena Williams. In a career that has spanned nearly four decades, he has become a confidant to many of the game’s stars and administrators, even acting for a time as a media mentor to world number two Victoria Azarenka. Now, in this exploration, Harman shares his almost unparalleled access to the game with readers as he exposes tennis’s most intimate secrets in a book replete with personality, excitement, drama, and intrigue. Featuring frank, in-depth interviews with all the leading players, their coaching staff, and their agents and managers, Harman presents the game from an insider's perspective and offers the fresh insights and strong personal views for which he is celebrated. Court Confidential recounts a defining time for modern-day tennis; from Wimbledon to the Olympic Games, from Serena Williams's battle with illness to Andy Murray's historic grand slam victory, this is a book for tennis fans everywhere.
Download PDF Court Confidential Inside the World of Tennis Neil Harman 9781937559427 Books
"Must read for all hard core tennis fans of the new generation of masters. Highly recommended."
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Court Confidential Inside the World of Tennis Neil Harman 9781937559427 Books Reviews
- If you follow professional mens and/or womens tennis tour each year, you must check this book out, Written by a tennis insider who's access to the players, their team of managers, fitness gurus, family, etc, make this book so interesting to know what goes on with the world of tennis that most of us dont know about.
It's all here, unbiased, and more informative than I could ever imagined. Id love to hear comments from other tennis or book lovers who have read this to know your comments. - Must read for all hard core tennis fans of the new generation of masters. Highly recommended.
- I loved it and an easy read. If you are into tennis you will love it as I did.
Dont let this one pass you by. - The topic is 2012. The only interesting thing was Murray winning a gold medal. Nadal was out most of the year. Its too bad the author wasn't writing about 2011 (Novak's great year) or 2013 (Rafa's comeback).
- Imperfect account of the imperfect world of professional tennis but did notice a number of inaccuracies. On page 32 It was claimed Melanie Oudin of the United States was a quarter-finalist at the US Open in 2008, which is actually INCORRECT. The American lost in the first round to Jessica Moore of Australia. On page 47 It was claimed at the Australian Open in 2012, once Victoria Azarenka conquered the nerves that affect most players in their first grand slam final and the loss of the first three games, Azarenka played awesome tennis to stun Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0, which is actually INCORRECT. Azarenka did not concede the first three games of the final and in the early part of the first set led three games to two. On page 49 It was claimed Roger Federer played Marat Safin in the Australian Open final of 2005, which is actually INCORRECT. Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin contested the mens singles final of 2005. On page 93 It was claimed the last American to win on clay in Monte Carlo was Jimmy Connors in 1981, which is actually INCORRECT. The last American champion at Monte Carlo was Hugh Stewart in 1956. On page 233 It was claimed in the US Open final of 2012 Victoria Azarenka led Serena Williams 5-3 in the third set and served for the match, was broken and lost the last four games in a blizzard of winners, which is actually INCORRECT. Azarenka suppressing the Williams assault in the third and deciding set was two points from the championship at 5-4 and 30 all. On page 348 It was claimed in 2012, Great Britain's James Ward took Mardy Fish to five sets at Wimbledon and lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the first round of the US Open, which is actually INCORRECT. Ward lost in singles qualifying at the US Open.
- This is a must read if you're any kind of serious tennis fan. Neil Harman had tons of access to any and every player that he wanted, and you get a lot of mini-interviews and anecdotes. These make up for the fact that he interjects himself into the story an awful lot, especially for a journalist (at the time he was the tennis correspondent for a major London newspaper). Because of this you get the feeling that he didn't want to be too hard hitting, so as not to harm his relationships with the top players. That said, without those relationships the book would probably merely be a pasting up of his articles, if in fact it was published at all.
The star of the show is Andy Murray, who at the beginning of the book was the player of unfulfilled promise, and by the end had legitimately taken his place as a member of the top four players in the world (along with Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic). You get a lot of insight into Murray through Harman, and understand him a lot better.
All in all a solid sports book, full of information by someone who thoroughly understands his subject and can get that across. Four stars.
