Golden Boy of Centre Court, the

How Bjorn Borg Conquered Wimbledon

Golden Boy of Centre Court, the
Graham Denton
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Hardback
h240 x 160mm - 320pg
24 May 2021 UK
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9781785317774
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For five incredible years from 1976 to 1980, Bjorn Borg ruled the men' s singles at Wimbledon by carrying off consecutive titles. It was a phenomenal feat, all the more so because it was achieved on the lawns of the All England Club when the young Swede was essentially a clay-court specialist. No player in tennis' s modern era had ever pulled it off and only one, Roger Federer, has subsequently matched it. Featuring vivid accounts of some of his most memorable matches, The Golden Boy of Centre Court tells the story of Borg' s entire Wimbledon odyssey - from his first appearance in 1972 (when he won the Junior title) to his last in 1981. It' s a journey that saw him evolve from a teeny-bopper heart-throb into a hero almost unanimously loved by the British tennis-watching public, and one of the greatest champions in the tournament' s long history.
Graham Denton spent most of his writing life as a children' s poet and anthologist, and was twice shortlisted for the CLPE Poetry Award (CLiPPA), before turning to non-fiction sports books for adults. From the mid-1970s to the early 80s, like millions of other Wimbledon watchers, he enjoyed an annual fortnight-long love affair with Bjorn Borg. This book, Graham' s third for Pitch Publishing, is his overdue attempt to rekindle that romance.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781785317774
Published: 24 May 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pitch Publishing
Publisher: Pitch Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 160mm
Pages: 320

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