Tennis Maestros: The Twenty Greatest Male Tennis Players of all Time

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Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the top-ranked tennis players today, with multiple Grand Slams to their credit. But how do today's champions compare with those of earlier eras From William Renshaw and the Doherty brothers to big Bill Tilden and the four French Musketeers, Cochet, Lacoste, Brugnon and Borotra, tennis fans have long enjoyed watching the greats strut their stuff. But who are the greatest singles players of all time In this book, John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, who was a competitive junior player and is a qualified tennis coach, assesses the merits of the maestros and proposes a ranked list of the alltime greats.

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"An excellent and enjoyable read." Barry Cowan, Sky Sports tennis commentator and former tennis pro "Bercow's prose is elegant, his arguments persuasive, his critiques fascinating." Neil Harman, The Times tennis correspondent and author of Court Confidential

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JOHN BERCOW is the Speaker of the House of Commons. He is a keen tennis player and a qualified coach of the game.