Tennis books

[Alien]

Apart from the obvious like Open or Outsider, please recommend books here. I aman avid reader.

Just read World Class. Enormous. If you love tennis, you cannot miss it. Fiction but too real.

Now that World Class introduced me to the preopen era,  I am reading a French one about the Mousquetaires. So far so good, starting with Lenglen losing 6-0 in a set with Tilden and crying in the lockers.

Not clear if she was hot though.

 

[britbox]

I read very little fiction these days... prefer non-fiction.  Agassi's book was above average and Bill Scanlon wrote a half decent read.  Sampras' book was pretty drab other than the section that gave his take on the fellow pros at the time.

 

[mikecase]

I recommend "A Terrible Splendour" by Marshall Fisher. Its about Budge v Van Cramm in the 1937 Davis Cup. Might sound dull but it's great reading. Lots of social issues like the west v facism. Bit like an East v West atmosphere from the cold war.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I loved 'Open' I was a huge Agassi fan,I knew he had a bad back problem.After reading the opening chapter I cried,he had to sleep on a bare floor for starters.I read Pete Sampras auto biography,never was a Sampras fan,though appreciated his skills,my husband was his No 1 fan

I am currently reading Rod Laver 'A Memoir',my dad watched Laver live,he told me he was the most 'complete tennis player he had seen'.

 

[britbox]

Sampras book was as dull as **** in the main. The only bit I enjoyed was the appendix where he broke down how he felt facing other players on the tour - Edberg, Becker, lendl, Agassi etc.. that part was quite interesting.

It took me about 3 months to read Pete's book because I used to force myself to finish what I started. I quit books much earlier these days if I'm not enjoying them. Agassi's book - I finished it in one day - far more interesting.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sampras book was as dull as **** in the main. The only bit I enjoyed was the appendix where he broke down how he felt facing other players on the tour - Edberg, Becker, lendl, Agassi etc.. that part was quite interesting.

It took me about 3 months to read Pete's book because I used to force myself to finish what I started. I quit books much earlier these days if I'm not enjoying them. Agassi's book - I finished it in one day - far more interesting.

I must admit I too struggled to finish reading Pete's autobiography,though my husband calls it 'The Bible'