Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played, (Paperback)

from MariahSimmons

Fantastic book from start to finish and just as exciting as the 2008 championship that it is based on. Wertheim is a great sports writer and weaves the story beautifully with other interesting information about the 2 players, changes in the sport and equipment throughout the years and other thing...

from asktheages

The main issue I have with this one is that, in describing the players, Wertheim relies a little too much on the typical cliche portrayals of the two. Federer is smooth and elegant and moves like a silent breeze; Nadal is a brutish grunting caveman who wields his racket like a primitive tool. (I ...

from co_coyote

The 2008 Nadal-Federer Wimbledon tennis final was, clearly, the greatest tennis match ever played. (Well, until, arguably, this years' 2009 Roddick-Federer final, but forget about that for a moment.) OK, don't forget about it (Roddick played the match of his life and didn't deserve to lose), but ...

from co_coyote

The 2008 Nadal-Federer Wimbledon tennis final was, clearly, the greatest tennis match ever played. (Well, until, arguably, this years' 2009 Roddick-Federer final, but forget about that for a moment.) OK, don't forget about it (Roddick played the match of his life and didn't deserve to lose), but ...

from MariahSimmons

Fantastic book from start to finish and just as exciting as the 2008 championship that it is based on. Wertheim is a great sports writer and weaves the story beautifully with other interesting information about the 2 players, changes in the sport and equipment throughout the years and other thing...