{"product_id":"the-right-set-a-tennis-anthology-paperback","title":"The Right Set: A Tennis Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom stately lawns and gentlemen players to Andre Agassi and Venus Williams: 65 great writings on tennis that chronicle the transformation of the sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince its inception, tennis has embraced traditions more patrician than plebeian. But times--and tennis--have changed. The game once reserved for royalty has moved from estate lawns to the concrete courts of the city. Old guard amateurs have given way to prodigies plastered with corporate logos. And while barriers of gender, race, and class have been shattered, the modern plagues of self-promotion, the paparazzi, and challengers of ever-escalating talent loom large. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Right Set\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning novelist and editor Caryl Phillips presents a collection of writings on the remarkable evolution of a gentleman's pastime into a sport of jet-set players of athletic and psychological genius. Here are the stories of champions, from the Renshaw twins to \"ghetto Cinderella\" Venus Williams. Here, too, are volleys between tradition and innovation--debates on everything from etiquette and earnings to André Agassi's rejection of the customary tennis whites. Insightful, informative, wonderfully entertaining, \u003cb\u003eThe Right Set\u003c\/b\u003e is as colorful and surprising as the game itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John McPhee on Ashe vs. Graebner\u003cbr\u003e David Higdon on Venus Williams\u003cbr\u003e James Thurber on Helen Wills\u003cbr\u003e Martina Navratilova on Bad Losers\u003cbr\u003e Martin Amis on Smashing the Rackets\u003cbr\u003e and more\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom stately lawns and gentlemen players to Andre Agassi and Venus Williams: 65 great writings on tennis that chronicle the transformation of the sport. \u003cbr\u003eSince its inception, tennis has embraced traditions more patrician than plebeian. But times--and tennis--have changed. The game once reserved for royalty has moved from estate lawns to the concrete courts of the city. Old guard amateurs have given way to prodigies plastered with corporate logos. And while barriers of gender, race, and class have been shattered, the modern plagues of self-promotion, the paparazzi, and challengers of ever-escalating talent loom large. \u003cbr\u003eIn The Right Set, award-winning novelist and editor Caryl Phillips presents a collection of writings on the remarkable evolution of a gentleman's pastime into a sport of jet-set players of athletic and psychological genius. Here are the stories of champions, from the Renshaw twins to \"ghetto Cinderella\" Venus Williams. Here, too, are volleys between tradition and innovation--debates on everything from etiquette and earnings to Andre Agassi's rejection of the customary tennis whites. Insightful, informative, wonderfully entertaining, The Right Set is as colorful and surprising as the game itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e John McPhee on Ashe vs. Graebner\u003cbr\u003e David Higdon on Venus Williams\u003cbr\u003e James Thurber on Helen Wills\u003cbr\u003e Martina Navratilova on Bad Losers\u003cbr\u003e Martin Amis on Smashing the Rackets\u003cbr\u003e and more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaryl Phillips lives in New York and London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 7.98 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687893221597,"sku":"9780375706462","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/lVenViOFRl9780375706462.webp?v=1774040664","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-right-set-a-tennis-anthology-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}