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Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the World's Top Tennis Players

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What better way to improve your tennis – and to gain a new appreciation for the sport – than by discovering the secrets of the world’s greatest players and coaches?

Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the World’s Top Tennis Players
is an unprecedented collection of tips from the sport’s superstars, including Maria Sharapova, Andy Murray, Grigor Dimitrov, Eugenie Bouchard, Kei Nishikori, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Milos Raonic, Caroline Wozniacki, Stan Wawrinka, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Bob and Mike Bryan, Martina Navratilova, Gael Monfils, Petra Kvitova, Ana Ivanovic and Marin Cilic.

There is also advice from Roger Federer’s mother, Lynette on tennis parenting and tips from Rafa Nadal’s uncle and coach, Toni, as well as other leading coaches such as Patrick Mouratoglou, Nick Bollettieri, Paul Annacone, Marian Vajda, Judy Murray, Darren Cahill, Roger Rasheed and Robert Lansdorp, and from fitness experts such as Andre Agassi’s former trainer, Gil Reyes.

Reading this book is to feel as though you are receiving personal tuition from the tennis elite, including those who have won Grand Slam titles and held the world number one ranking.

A must-read for all tennis fans. The world’s greatest players share their top tips on how to improve your game and become a better player. Including contributions from Maria Sharipova, Andy Murray, Li Na, Stan Wawrinka, Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova

Stellar line-up of contributors
Quirky tips mixed in with serious coaching know-how
Appeals to a wide audience – of interest to the Wimbledon fortnightly tv fans as much as serious players
Unrivalled range of contributors from across the decades and including the greatest names in sport

Acknowledgements
Introduction

The Technical Game
Serving
Forehand
Backhand
The volley and overhead smash
Other technical aspects of the games

The Mental Game
Being a winner
Coping with adversity

The Physical Game
Getting in shape
Staying in shape
Injuries

Tactics and Strategy

Playing Doubles
Men’s and women’s doubles
Mixed doubles

Coaching

The Ages of Tennis
Parenting
Juniors and Teenagers
Older Players

Miscellaneous

  • Title: Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the World's Top Tennis Players
  • Author: Mark Hodgkinson
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Sport
  • Print Publication Date: 2015
  • Logos Release Date: 2024
  • Pages: 192
  • Language: English
  • Resources: 1
  • Format: Digital › Ebook
  • ISBNs: 9781472921468, 9781472905772, 1472905776, 1472921461
  • Resource ID: LLS:9781472921468
  • Resource Type: Monograph
  • Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T12:03:56Z

Mark Hodgkinson is a tennis journalist and author based in London; his books include Andy Murray Wimbledon Champion: the Full and Extraordinary Story and Ivan Lendl: the Man who Made Murray. He is also a director of Spin Sports and Entertainment, which created the official Fantasy Wimbledon game that first ran on Wimbledon.com in the summer of 2014. A former tennis correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, he has also edited the programme for the season-ending men's tournament in London - the the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as well as writing tennis features and interviews for ESPN, Ralph Lauren, Credit Suisse, Barclays, the WTA, Wimbledon.com and BT Sport. Mark has also worked with the Roger Federer Foundation.

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