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This revised and updated biography intertwines the incredible playing career of one of the best and most popular tennis players of all time with a history of how he came to rescue the image of a young, war-torn country on the world stage. It describes Djokovic's modest upbringing, revealing how he met the woman who taught him both to play tennis and how to deal with life as a high-profile icon. It charts Djokovic's battle with illness, his relationship with a volatile father, and how his on-court deeds have made his country proud. It also tells the story of Serbia, offering a nuanced portrait of a people with a troubled past, and offers an unrivaled assessment of the player's recent drop in form--and the untold reasons behind it.

Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the global icons of our time. Characterised by a mixture of passion and calmness, a fierce competitor with a regal bearing, he is both an athlete and an ambassador, a street fighter and a statesman. But who is he really? And what are the experiences and influences that have shaped him into the world figure he is today?This acclaimed biography, first published in 2006 and now fully updated in its ninth edition, traces Federer's life and career, from his first tentative swings with a racket to legendary status. The vastly experienced writer, broadcaster and tennis historian Chris Bowers talked exclusively to many of the people who helped shape the young Roger Federer, and together with his own experiences following Federer's career from his junior title at Wimbledon at age sixteen to his twentieth major title nineteen years later, he presents an affectionate and analytical portrait of one of the great names of modern-day sport. His book has enough information to satisfy the most voracious Federer fan, and enough talking points to keep an argument going until the small hours. In its portrait of Roger Federer - the man, the player, the icon - this masterly biography brings the player's story up to date, while also examining his place in tennis and sporting history.

I många år debatterades det huruvida Roger Federer skulle kunna kallas världens bästa tennisspelare genom tiderna eller inte. Men efter att han 2009 slog Pete Sampras rekord i antalet vunna Grand Slam-titlar slutade folk att tvivla. Faktum är att den ödmjuka och artiga schweizaren räknas som en av idrottshistoriens största. Britten Chris Bowers är en av de mest respekterade journalisterna inom tennisen och har följt Federer under hela hans seniorkarriär och har tack vare möten med Federer själv, intervjuer och mängder av research kunnat skriva en biografi om Federer som tar med läsaren genom Rogers uppväxt fram till i dag då han tränas av sin barndomsidol Stefan Edberg. Boken beskriver såväl hans med- som motgångar under karriären.