High Strung - Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis s Fiercest

"A book full of aces....A true page-turner." -- Associated Press "This is good stuff, and it''s written with flair." -- The Oregonian High Strung by Stephen Tignor is the gripping untold story of the fiercest rivalry in the history of professional tennis. Viewed through the lens of the fabled 1981 U.S. Open match between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, High Strung brings the golden age of tennis vibrantly alive once more. A fascinating chronicle that orbits around the four greatest, most enigmatic talents in the sport at the time--McEnroe, Borg, Jimmy Connors, and Vitas Gerulaitis-- High Strung is a superior sports history, a must read for anyone who truly loves the game.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Tignor, Tignor Stephen
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.06.2012
• EAN: 9780062009852
• ISBN: 978-0-06-200985-2
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Tennis, History, Biography: general, history of sport, Sport: general, Biography: sport, Sports training and coaching, Photography and photographs, Table tennis, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, Photojournalism and documentary photography, SPORTS & RECREATION: History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION: Training, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, PHOTOGRAPHY: Subjects & Themes / Sports, PHOTOGRAPHY: Subjects & Themes / Celebrity, PHOTOGRAPHY: Subjects & Themes / Lifestyles, SPORTS & RECREATION: Racket Sports / Tennis, PHOTOGRAPHY: Subjects & Themes / Street Photography *, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs