The Art of Tennis II: An Exploration of Planet Tennis

by Dominic J. Stevenson

Overview

Planet Tennis. A world of high-profile tournaments, legendary competitors, up-and-coming youngsters, and fuzzy yellow balls.

The Art of Tennis II is a brand-new collection of soulful and reflective tennis writing, providing 120 tennis narratives that deliver passionate insights, magical on-court moments, and a fresh perspective on the sport.

Starting at Wimbledon 2018, and following the women’s and men’s tours over the next 12 months, join Dominic J. Stevenson as he examines the rise and fall, resurrection, and departure of many of the competitors treading the boards of a truly global sport. Covering big names including Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic, and Ashleigh Barty, the book also examines the games of many of tennis’ young guns; names such as Alexander Zverev, Bianca Andreescu, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Belinda Bencic, and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

With thoughtful observations into both on-court and off-court events, from the Grand Slams and Masters and Premier tournaments, to other iconic smaller events across the globe, The Art of Tennis II offers a unique perspective on the world’s finest sport, and provides a wonderful insight into a year on tour, and everything it entails.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781911121824
Publisher:	Dark River
Publication date:	11/25/2019
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.48(d)

Table of Contents

The Swan Show | A Brief Analysis of Rafael Nadal’s Grass Court Prospects | THE WIMBLEDON AISLE | Action on the Outer Courts | An Early Centre Court Four-Set Thriller | The Tired Tennis Player | All White | The Opening Action of Day Three | The Centre Court Azarenka and Plíšková Contest | What a Turnaround! | Tsitsipas Has Got Game! | The Silence Before Another Storm | The Brilliantly Overloaded Order of Play / The TV Schedule | The Fall of King Roger | Women’s Semi-Finals | Battle of the Big Serves / Battle of the Greats | When the Men Invaded Ladies’ Final Day | I Told Novak Djokovic to Play Wimbledon | The Algorithm of Tennis PARTY HARD | Tears of Reason or an Open Letter to Andy Murray | The Greek God of Tennis is but a Teenager | Scheduling Mess | Another Poor Zverev Racket Bites the Dust | Halep v Stephens Rogers Cup Final | FANFARE AT FLUSHING MEADOWS | The Halep Hiccup / The David Ferrer Blues | Battle of the Younglings (Medvedev v Tsitsipas) | Sabalenka Goes One Way, Millman the Other | Ladies’ Singles Final Serena Williams v Naomi Osaka | Men’s Singles Final Novak Djokovic v Juan Martin del Potro | The Other Fifty Weeks | The Umpire-Verbal-Assault-Volley That Shall Not Be Named | ...And with The Djokovic Return Complete | The WTA Finals Are Go! | Tussle | Hurtling Balls | That Double Fault | Edition Two of the NextGen ATP Finals | Next Gen ATP Final | Father Federer | Zverev Conquers and Suffers at Hands of Ruthless Federer Fans | This Is the End... | Eight Out of Eight | December 2018 | The David Goffin Pre-Season Training Video THE NEW YEAR BEGINS | A First Sighting of Veronika Kudermetova | Andreescu Calls for Attention Too | THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN EXTRAVAGANZA | Andy Murray: Every Ending is a New Beginning | The Final Set Tie Break Confusion | A Dip in Form / The Night Owl Effect of Naomi and Novak | Day 5 Headlines | Osaka’s Entrance | Petra is Boss | Demolition Jobs | Point Construction | Federer: Ton Up | The Kyrgios Switch Is Off Again | The Hsieh Acknowledgement | WTA Newsflash | Kerber v Andreescu (Indian Wells Ladies’ Final 2019) | The WTA Tour is in Exceedingly Good Shape | The David Ferrer Time Machine | Ashleigh Barty Cracks the Top Ten | Roger Federer Has Everlasting Batteries | The Youth Brigade MADE FROM CLAY | Monte Carlo Masters Men’s Final 2019 | Discovering Laslo Đere | Introducing... The Barcelona Open | What A Rally! / Ghost of a Racket | The Rise and Fall of Jelena Ostapenko | Garin and Berrettini | The Mladenovic Addition | Ferrer Ready to Bow Out | It Feels Like a Slam | When the Two Tours Collide | Kvitová Defeats Mladenovic (Madrid Open, 2nd Round) | Ashleigh Barty’s Tennis Brain | The Double Bagel – A Dish Only Served Cold | The David Ferrer Swansong Files | The Return of Stan the Man (Madrid Open) | Osaka v Bencic (Madrid Open, Quarter-Final) | The Federer Effect | Bertens Rising | Roger Federer, Master of Instinct | The Honorary Madrileña | Nadal Betters Djokovic (Rome Open Final) ROLAND GARROS: A BALLET | Clay Kicks Up | A Love Letter to the Five-Set Format | Paire v Herbert (Round 2) | Eyes on Markéta Vondroušová | Lucie Šafářová Exits the Game | A Late-Night Finish | Advantage Serena | Middle Sunday Epic | Missing Muguruza | Set the Bar High | When the Sky Threatens | 39 | Carried Over | Rerun | Double Act | A Maiden Slam Winner, Again | Twelfth Night | The Hugely Underrated Coach That Is Conchita Martinez | THE GRASS ELEMENT | Halle v Queens (Part 1) | Pining for Chung and Rublev | Andy Murray Returns to The Court | The Palace of Future Regrets | Another Combustion for Zverev the Younger | Halle and Queens (Part 2) | Baselines | Halle Open, Men’s Final | Birmingham Classic Ladies’ Final | The Lopez-Simon Final Showpiece (Queens Final) | Headlines from the Week | The Art of Tennis II Summary | The Swan Show Reprise