Game Changer: My Tennis Life
- ISBN-10
- 1922148415
- ISBN-13
- 9781922148414
- Series
- Game Changer
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-20
- Publisher
- Text Publishing
- Author
- Paul McNamee
Description
A great Australian story of sport, mateship and being a maverick. Paul McNamee is a legendary figure in Australian tennis. From his early days as a talented Melbourne teenager, McNamee became a top international player, conquering Wimbledon and the Australian Open with his doubles partner, Peter McNamara. Along the way he shared a court with such luminaries as Rod Laver, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg. Just as important have been his contributions to the evolution of the sport: as the driving force behind the Hopman Cup and the reinvention of the Australian Open, and as a coach. This is his story - candid, compelling and insightful - of an ever-changing life in tennis. Paul McNamee AM is the only player to have changed from a one-handed to a two-handed backhand midcareer. He became the Australian number one in singles, reaching the semi-final of the Australian Open, and in doubles won five Grand Slam titles and held the world number-one ranking. He is credited with invigorating the Australian Open, positioning it as the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific and instigating the night final - the highest rating show in Australian television history. As co-founder of the Hopman Cup, Paul helped turn the tournament into a prestigious international event. He is a professorial fellow at Monash University. 'McNamee is one of the most vibrant and ambitious minds in tennis. It's an indisputable fact.' Australian
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- 2023-10-17
- 439 pages
- Paperback
- John Wiley & Sons
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