From the searing heat of Australia, through the dust of Paris, Wimbledon's grass to the battle indoors on the road to Hanover, the annual tennis tour is one of the most gruelling in sport. Neil Harman follows the top two British tennis players as they battle for world-ranking places and the British number one spot.

Duel for the Crown: The Fascinating Inside Story of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski's Tennis Year

Harman, Neil

Biographies & Memoirs

Carlton/Andre Deutsch

With candid text and never-before-published photographs, this dynamic yearbook captures the dramatic storylines, high quality of play, and enthusiasm of the crowd that characterize Davis Cup. Launched in 1900 as a match between the United States and Great Britain, Davis Cup has grown into the largest annual team competition in sport with a record 136 nations entered in the year 2001. And with Patrick McEnroe as the new coach for the U.S. team-and Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in his lineup-the competition now generates more attention in the U.S. than ever before.

Davis Cup: The Year in Tennis 2001

Sports & Outdoors

International Tennis Federatio

Racket Sports

Universe

With candid text and never-before-published photographs, this dynamic yearbook captures the dramatic story lines, high quality of play, and enthusiasm of the crowd that characterize Davis Cup. Launched in 1900 as a match between the United States and Great Britain, Davis Cup has grown into the largest annual team competition in sport with more than 130 nations entered in the year 2002. With Patrick McEnroe returning as the coach for a U.S. team that has advanced to the semifinals with Pete Sampras and Andy Roddick in its lineup, the competition now generates more attention in the U.S. than ever before.

Davis Cup: The Year in Tennis 2002

With candid text and never-before-published photographs, this dynamic yearbook captures the dramatic storylines, high quality of play, and enthusiasm of the crowd that characterize Davis Cup. Launched in 1900 as a match between the United States and Great Britain, Davis Cup has grown into the largest annual team competition in sports with more than 130 nations entered in the year 2003. And with Patrick McEnroe returning as the coach for a U.S. team that has advanced to the semifinals with Andy Roddick and James Blake in its lineup, the competition now generates more attention in the U.S. than ever before.

Davis Cup 2004

Reference

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Close Quarters is the inspirational, against the odds story of Wycombe Wanderers, the poorest club in League One, and how it shapes into a side that sustains a nine-month challenge for promotion before the global pandemic stops the team in its tracks. When the season restarts, Wycombe finds itself in the play-offs behind closed doors, an unprecedented opportunity through unprecedented turmoil. Led by the longest-serving boss in professional football, the charismatic Gareth Ainsworth, this becomes an astonishing campaign, witnessed up close by award-winning sportswriter Neil Harman thanks to his special access. Harman gets to the heart of the team, joins them in the dressing room, on the coach, in the medical room and in team meetings to chart this unparalleled challenge. He gets the inside story of Ainsworth's rise from a working-class upbringing on the back streets of Blackburn, through a rumbustious playing career, to a one-club manager moulding Wycombe while dealing with an American takeover that could make the difference between the club's life and death. Close Quarters is a book that resonates, not just with Wycombe supporters, but fans of underdog clubs everywhere.

Close Quarters: An Extraordinary Season on the Brink and Behind the Scenes

Soccer

Pitch Publishing Ltd

All My Own Words is the remarkable story of a kid with a paper round who dreamed of a career in Fleet Street, the historic fulcrum of the British press. In just a few short years, he achieved that ambition and held two of the most prestigious posts in sports writing, only to be sacked for plagiarism when collating material for a tennis annual. Neil Harman didn't have the proper qualifications when he got his first job on a local paper in Southend, but he passed his O-level retakes and set off on a journey packed with incident and controversy. Harman rose to become the leading football voice on the Daily Mail and later the man they called 'Mr Tennis' on The Times. All My Own Words charts the extraordinary twists and turns of a special sports-writing voyage, as Harman recounts colourful tales and brings us exclusive insight into characters such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Brian Clough, Graham Taylor, David Beckham, Laurie Cunningham, Sir Andy Murray, Tim Henman, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova.

All My Own Words: The Sportswriter who was Author of his Own Downfall

This much-loved annual tells the complete story of the 2013 Championships, bringing the world's greatest tennis tournament to life and providing fans with a lasting souvenir of what will be another memorable fortnight in south west London.Wimbledon always provides an array of great stories both on and off the court. From the brilliance of Federer, the Williams sisters, Murray, Sharapova and Djokovic, through to the upsets caused by often unheard of players, and the controversial moments and news stories that inevitablycome to pass each year, the annual will capture all the moments and images that will make The Championships 2013 so special.Written by The Times' award-winning tennis correspondent, Neil Harman, and put together by a team based at Wimbledon for the duration of The Championships, Wimbledon 2013 will provide exclusive insider access to the tournament with interviews and analysis, opinion and quotes from the stars of the show. It will also be packed with glorious and evocativephotography by Wimbledon's team of award-winning snappers, perfectlyrecording the drama and atmosphere of those two stunning weeks when the world turns its attention to the green grass of the All England Club.

Wimbledon 2013: The Official Story of The Championships

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Vision Sports Publishing

One of the most respected and lauded tennis journalists currently covering the circuit, Neil Harman has had a front-row seat to matches involving legends such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Venus and Serena Williams. In a career that has spanned nearly four decades, he has become a confidant to many of the game’s stars and administrators, even acting for a time as a media mentor to world number two Victoria Azarenka. Now, in this exploration, Harman shares his almost unparalleled access to the game with readers as he exposes tennis’s most intimate secrets in a book replete with personality, excitement, drama, and intrigue. Featuring frank, in-depth interviews with all the leading players, their coaching staff, and their agents and managers, Harman presents the game from an insider's perspective and offers the fresh insights and strong personal views for which he is celebrated. Court Confidential recounts a defining time for modern-day tennis; from Wimbledon to the Olympic Games, from Serena Williams's battle with illness to Andy Murray's historic grand slam victory, this is a book for tennis fans everywhere.

Court Confidential: Inside the World of Tennis

New Chapter Press

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