Sport and Society #: Tennis

A History from American Amateurs to Global Professionals

Sport and Society #: Tennis
Greg Ruth
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Paperback
h235 x 156mm - 368pg
27 Jul 2021 US
9780252085888
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Analyzing how tennis turned pro The arrival of the Open era in 1968 was a watershed in the history of tennis--the year that marked its advent as a professionalized sport. Merging wide-angle history with individual stories of players and off-the-court figures, Greg Ruth charts tennis' s evolution into the game we watch today. His vivid account moves from the cloistered world of nineteenth-century lawn tennis through the longtime amateur-professional divide and the battles over commercialization that raged from the 1920s until 1968. From there, Ruth details the post-1968 expansion of the game as it was transformed by bankable superstars, a popular women' s tour, rival governing bodies, and sponsorship money. What emerges is a fascinating history of the economics and politics that made tennis a decisive, if unlikely, force in the creation of modern-day sports entertainment. Comprehensive and engaging, Tennis tells the interlocking stories of the figures and factors that birthed the professional game.

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"This book is for tennis pros, serious amateurs, hackers, lovers of the game, and anyone interested in sport history. Greg Ruth shows us how tennis evolved from England' s royal court to L. A. ' s public courts to the U. S. Open' s billionaire courts. Featuring big personalities and terrific storytelling, Tennis shows us how and why the game evolved over the years. This is excellent sport history. "--Elliott J. Gorn, coauthor of A Brief History of American Sports, Second Edition "Tennis finally has its long-awaited master narrative. Based on prodigious research, Greg Ruth' s well-written, analytical history of the game stands alone. Neither followers of tennis history nor students of the role of sports in modern times can be without this superb book. "--Benjamin G. Rader, author of Baseball: A History of America' s Game, Fourth Edition
Greg Ruth is an independent scholar.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780252085888
Published: 27 Jul 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: University of Illinois Press
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Pages: 368

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