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082	0	4	_a796.342 _221 _bR.
245	0	4	_aThe right set : _ba tennis anthology / _cedited and with an introduction by Caryl Phillips.
264		1	_aNew York : _bVintage Books, _c1999.
300			_axiii, 327 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_a"A Vintage original"--T.p. verso.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aI. The history of the game: Lawn tennis, the sturdy bastard / Heiner Gillmeister -- The first Wimbledon / A. Wallis Myers -- Lawn tennis in America / Heiner Gillmeister -- The first American championships / Richard D. Sears. II. The great match: The goddess and the American girl / Larry Engelmann -- Lenglen, Wills match at Cannes / James Thurber -- My match against Mlle Lenglen / Helen Wills -- Two queens / Ferdinand Tuohy. III. The old guard: Tilden, the American mountain / Ted Tinling -- Lacoste defeats Tilden in US final / Allison Danzig -- My matches against Helen Wills Moody / Helen Jacobs -- The finest athlete I ever saw / George Lott -- A little bit of luck / Fred Perry. IV. Money and tennis: The show on the road / Fred Perry -- The lowdown on amateur tennis / Pancho Gonzalez -- Pancho and the challenge / Lew Hoad -- Grooming Monica / Nick Bollettieri. V. Race and nationality: Cernik and I choose exile / Jaroslav Drobny -- Levels of the game / John McPhee -- The Davis Cup / Arthur Ashe -- The commuter / Martina Navratilova -- States / Martina Navratilova -- Venus, the great experiment / David Higdon -- The burden of race / Arthur Ashe. VI. Women and tennis: Tennis for the ladies / Heiner Gillmeister -- Always on the cusp / Billie Jean King -- Ladies of the evening / Martina Navratilova -- The forbidden zone / Michael Mewshaw. VII. Artistry and psychology: Footwork and the preservation of rhythm and balance / Suzanne Lenglen -- Winning / Althea Gibson -- The style of Rod Laver / Julius D. Heldman -- Levels of the game / John McPhee -- The mental aspects of tennis / Martina Navratilova. VIII. The modern personalities: You've come a long way, Billie / Grace Lichtenstein -- Chris Evert, the cold and absolute fire / Peter Bodo -- Jimmy Connors / Rich Koster -- Becker / Gordon Burn -- Educating Andre / Martha Sherrill. IX. Tradition and the game: Lawn tennis / Robert D. Osborn -- Etiquette / Helen Wills -- Court manners and etiquette / Rod Laver -- 'You cannot be serious' / John Feinstein -- Tennis personalities / Martin Amis -- My life with Gabriela Sabatini / Alistair Cooke.
650	0	4	_aTennis. _916910
650	0	4	_aTennis _xHistory. _916911
700	1		_aPhillips, Caryl, _916912 _eeditor.
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