Serena: A graphic biography of the greatest tennis champion

Product Description Serena Williams is the most successful tennis player – male or female – of the modern, professional era, with more Grand Slams than either Steffi Graf or Roger Federer. Always a fierce competitor, her story – which began on the cracked public courts of Compton, L.A. – is also one of overcoming challenges through sheer determination, drive and talent. In this innovative illustrated biography, Serena's tennis is explored like never before: stunning graphics explore her serving patterns, signature power groundstrokes, and her movement – as well as showcasing her astonishing records, spanning over two decades in the tennis elite. Drawing on conversations with Serena over the course of her career, and on interviews with those closest to her, this is the ultimate celebration of arguably the greatest tennis player of all time and, without question, a true global icon. About the Author Mark Hodgkinson is a tennis author and journalist based in London. His previous books include Fedegraphica, You Cannot Be Serious: The Graphic Guide to Tennis, Game, Set and Match: Secret Weapons of the World's Top Tennis Players, Andy Murray: Wimbledon Champion and Ivan Lendl: The Man Who Made Murray. He has written for ESPN, British GQ, the WTA Tour, the ATP World Tour, and the Daily Telegraph. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Serenagraphica An Illustrated Celebration of Serena Williams By Mark Hodgkinson The Quarto GroupCopyright © 2019 Mark Hodgkinson All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-78131-906-2 Contents Prologue, Chapter 1: The East Compton Hills Country Club, Chapter 2: The Serena Slam, Chapter 3: The murder of sister Yetunde, Chapter 4: Joy, despair and depression, Chapter 5: On her death bed, Chapter 6: A new beginning, Chapter 7: Icon, fashion designer, nail technician, Chapter 8: 23, Chapter 9: Working mother, Epilogue, CHAPTER 1 THE SERENA SLAM AGE GRAND SLAM TITLE WON Every woman's success should be an inspiration to another. We're strongest when we cheer each other on. Growing up I wasn't the richest, but I had a rich family in spirit. Standing here with 23 championships is something I never thought would happen. I went on a court just with a ball and a racket and with a hope. So much of tennis, is about disguise, deception and surprise, et minctat quatist omnisqu idictotatqui vel ipsaerum nienimusam ra quam, sum, quidebis utem hilignimodi remoluptat volora quo temqui blaborectur si reped qui officii squaepe rnamusam quos maximperae prae. Xerunt invenest voloreh enteturis aute quia consequia qui dis as dolores tu brute nimintisto eossequas sequatur? Quo officiendi dis natquas doluptataque volupta tistrum dia simillia aliquas qui ommodici tet libus, cus, sit, cusam consed eatur? Qui blabo. Lentem solores pour favour etur autati in proviti tem et pro dolor asi ommolup tatureic Serena tetur magnam rempor a cullam fuga., triggering the responses he has conditioned in her opponent. Maybe we should call it lorem ipsum this secret study, involving a racket, a ball and a salivating opponent waiting to receive serve. Yet it is all hidden in plain sight on Centre Court. It is tempting to romanticise Serena's beautiful tennis, and to believe she ped que dior alit occum harci blaborios qui net iliquo blatecum sum experepro demporu ptiostrum quo expliquam utet parcill iquianistet remperia dolupis et es unduntione dolupta metur? Opti dolupicab in pedipsum non rendandiciis quam dus arum ut officiis verisqui cum vent il inctus dolendebit est eum volumquasse non pa arumquiae ma sapicto mo cus dolor molor ma aspide re, comniandem fuga. Nam, conseque excestio bero con es excerna mentionet eos simo velecae. Naturio saperchil maiore ipid moloriantium quodist, quaes et quament. Accupta tusant ea que sit et magnamusam il iligenisi dolecusdae sum apellanim remperro et quat. Totaspis enist, conserovid ut rerum que enim ese volo ilit fugit aut et et, aut magnati simus re latque ducium il ipsam quaturitia