Big Bill Tilden: The Triumphs and the Tragedy (Hall of Fame

Big Bill Tilden: The Triumphs and the Tragedy (Hall of Fame Edition Book 2)

The classic biography of Americaâ€™s first tennis star
When he stepped onto the Wimbledon grass in 1920, Bill Tilden was poised to become the worldâ€™s greatest tennis star. Throughout the 1920s he dominated the sport, winning championship after championship with his trademark grace, power, and intelligence. He owned the game more completely than Babe Ruth ruled baseball, making his name, for more than a decade, synonymous with tennis.
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Phenomenally intelligentâ€”he completed his first book on tennis in the three weeks before his first Wimbledon triumphâ€”Tildenâ€™s success came with a dark side. This classic biography by legendary sports writer Frank Deford tells of Tildenâ€™s dominance, which was unlike anything the sport had ever seenâ€”and the big manâ€™s tragic fall.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-06-28
Format Kindle eBook

Big Bill Tilden: The Triumphs and the Tragedy (Hall of Fame Edition Book 2)