Christopher Clarey: The Master (2022)
ISBN: 9781538719244
Christopher Clarey: The Master (2022)
ISBN: 9781538719244
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There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game, including such rivals as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Roddick.
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ISBN
9781538719244
Author
Christopher Clarey
Pages
440
Binding
Soft cover
Publisher
TWELVE
Date of publication
2022
Format
Book
Language
English
In The Master, New York Times correspondent Christopher Clarey sits down with Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis.Roger Federer has often made it look astonishingly easy through the decades: carving backhands, gliding to forehands, leaping for overheads and, in his most gravity-defying act, remaining high on a pedestal in a world of sports rightfully flooded with cynicism. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager with dubious stylesense to one of the greatest, most self-possessed and elegant of competitors has been a long-running act of will, not destiny. He not only had a great gift. He had grit.
