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020 _a9781471126543 (pbk.)
020 _a1471126544 (pbk.)
020 _a9781471128578 (ebook)
020 _a1471128571 (ebook)
035 _a(OCoLC)828416889
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100 1 _aHodgkinson, Mark.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAndy Murray :
_bchampion : the full extraordinary story /
_cMark Hodgkinson.
263 _a201306
300 _ap. cm.
500 _aOriginally published: 2012.
520 _aWhen Andy Murray finally overcame Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller to secure the 2012 US Open, it was a dream fulfilled for the man from Dunblane. After four previous defeats in Grand Slam finals, Murray had finally achieved what no British man had managed since the 1930s. But the story of how he got there was just as compelling as the final itself, with as many twists and turns along the way. Writer Mark Hodgkinson has been covering that story since the start - he was actually the first person to interview Murray for a national newspaper back in 2004, and has worked closely with Judy Murray in the past. In Andy Murray: Champion, Hodgkinson explains how Murray first emerged as a tennis player of true quality, and how his rivalry with his brother Jamie spurred him on. He looks at the close relationship Murray has with his mother, and the various coaches who haved worked with him to assess their influence on his game. In a hugely competitive era of tennis, with Federer, Nadal and Djokovic all counted to be among the greatest tennis players of all time, Murray has earned the right to be ranked alongside them all - and this book explains how and why he has done so, becoming a true national sporting icon in the process.
600 1 0 _aMurray, Andy,
_d1987-
650 0 _aTennis players
_zGreat Britain
_vBiography.
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