Britain's tennis players are often regarded as gallant losers and
also-rans. There was a painful 76-year gap between the grand slam
triumphs of Fred Perry and Andy Murray, and most Brits perennially
fail to progress beyond the early rounds at Wimbledon. But in this
first detailed account of Britain's place in world tennis from the
Victorian period to the present day, historian Kevin Jefferys shows
that British players have a surprisingly strong record. He traces
the fluctuations in the nation's tennis fortunes - with barren
spells counterbalanced by periods of ascendancy - and looks beyond
the domestic obsession with Wimbledon to highlight British
successes at other grand slam tournaments, in the Davis Cup and in
Olympic tennis. The author also focuses on key individuals,
providing fresh profiles of his selection of the best British
players of all time: the men and women who have delivered most on
the international stage, from the time of the Renshaw brothers in
the 1880s to Andy and Jamie Murray today.
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