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A review by galsgotmoxie
High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis's Fiercest Rivalry by Stephen Tignor
4.0
This quick read is a fascinating look at the era of tennis I am slightly too young to have witnessed for myself. Sadly, I know John McEnroe more as a commentator and Bjorn Borg as that dashing man in the stands at Wimbledon. Reading "High Strung" cast their accomplishments -- as well as those of Jimmy Connors, Vitas Gerulaitis and others -- into a whole new light for me.
With "High Strung," author Stephen Tignor shows how the gap between the amateur era and the professional era was bridged with larger-than-life personalities in a time when the game was looser, the fans rowdier and the on-court scene something approaching anarchic -- at least when compared to what came before and what has come after. It's a must-read for any fan of the game.
With "High Strung," author Stephen Tignor shows how the gap between the amateur era and the professional era was bridged with larger-than-life personalities in a time when the game was looser, the fans rowdier and the on-court scene something approaching anarchic -- at least when compared to what came before and what has come after. It's a must-read for any fan of the game.