Authors: Rene Stauffer
ISBN-13: 9780942257397, ISBN-10: 0942257391
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: New Chapter Press, Incorporated
Date Published: June 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Rene Stauffer has covered the professional tennis circuit for many years and is one of the world's leading tennis journalists.
Regarded by many as the greatest tennis player in the history of the sport, this authoritative biography is based on many exclusive interviews with Federer and his family as well as the author's experience covering the international tennis circuit for many years. Completely comprehensive, it provides an informed account of the Swiss tennis star from his early days as a temperamental player on the junior circuit, through his early professional career, to his winning major tennis tournaments, including the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. Readers will appreciate the anecdotes about his early years, revel in the insider's view of the professional tennis circuit, and be inspired by this champion's rise to the top of his game.
A biography that qualifies as a Federer encyclopedia. . . . A must for every tennis fan.