The Master
The Brilliant Career of Roger Federer
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Publisher Description
'Federer plays tennis like Michelangelo painted: every stroke is perfection, the end result a masterpiece. Christopher Clarey captured just that' Martina Navratilova
'A deep and enlightening view of Roger's life and career that sports fans will be parsing for decades'
Jim Courier
'Deeply reported and crisply written'
Wall Street Journal
THE NEWLY REVISED BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ICONIC ATHLETES
Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever sportspeople, Roger Federer made it look astonishingly easy to climb to the top of his sport in an era of brutal competition and deep cynicism. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager to one of the most elegant of competitors has been an act of will, not destiny. Federer not only had talent. He had grit.
Top international sportswriter Christopher Clarey was on court in Paris for Federer's Grand Slam debut and has interviewed him exclusively more than any other writer - with unique access to his inner circle including coaches and key competitors. Now updated after Federer's retirement, The Master is a thrilling portrait of the workings of unfaltering excellence.
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Clarey (Davis Cup Yearbook 1999), the tennis correspondent for the New York Times, takes a paltry look at the life of tennis great Roger Federer. The author, who has had tremendous access to his subject—covering him over two decades, and interviewing him more than 20 times—breaks down the player's approach to the game and how he won a record-breaking 20 Grand Slam singles titles. In doing so, he analyzes Federer's style and tactics, such as his use of the forehand "in parts of the court where many others could not have managed it." Despite the level of detail he offers in recounting Federer's legendary Wimbledon matches—including his epic 2003 final against Mark Philippoussis—his handling of the Swiss's life off the court is notably superficial. In one instance, Clarey describes how Federer's wealth enabled him to arrange the best homeschooling for his twin daughters, but he fails to explore how that choice (made for Federer's convenience) impacted his children. Meanwhile, Federer's laudable decision to establish a foundation to help improve early childhood education in Africa is given short shrift in favor of extraneous trivia on other top tennis pros. Those seeking a deep dive into the personality of a sports star may need to keep looking.
