[Download PDF/Epub]->Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played By L. Jon Wertheim

Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played

By : L. Jon Wertheim

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In the 2008 Wimbledon men?s final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So in the last few moments of daylight, Centre Court witnessed a coronation. Only it wasn?t a crowning for the Swiss heir apparent but for a swashbuckling Spaniard. Twenty-two-year-old Rafael Nadal prevailed, in five sets, in what was, according to the author, "essentially a four-hour, forty-eight-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennis?a festival of skill, accuracy, grace, strength, speed, endurance, determination, and sportsmanship." It was also the encapsulation of a fascinating rivalry, hard fought and of historic proportions. In the tradition of John McPhee?s classic 'Levels of the Game' 'STROKES OF GENIUS' deconstructs this defining moment in sport, using that match as the backbone of a

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Author : L. Jon Wertheim

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Publisher : Tantor Audio

Language : eng

ISBN-10 : B07WV55YJ7

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