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Rod Laver: An Autobiography

By Rod Laver with Larry Writer / Foreword by Roger Federer

Few athletes of the 20^th century belong in the same category of success and grace as Rod Laver. On the court, Laver earned the respect of his opponents through his competitiveness and flawless technique. In the process he amassed 200 career singles titles, the most of any player in history.

In Rod Laver: An Autobiography, tennis’s greatest champion reveals the lessons that made him the world’s top ranked player and opens up about a life lived on the center court.  From his childhood years learning the game on the junior circuit through his recent stroke, Laver provides fans with an honest look at a remarkable life and career. Highlights include:

• A thoughtful foreword from tennis great Roger Federer, praising Laver as an icon
• Memories of Laver’s youth in Australia and the instructors whose teachings molded him into a champion
• Tales of Laver’s Championship matches, including his first Wimbledon title, a victory of that needed only 56 minutes
• How Laver met his future wife, and how he nearly missed the ceremony
• An inside look at how professional tennis transformed in the second half of the 20^th century

Rod Laver: An Autobiography recounts a life of hard work and the success it created. Those who remember watching Laver’s rise to greatness as well as younger tennis fans eager to appreciate the sport’s history will find value in the pages of this great new autobiography. No tennis player’s library is complete without it.

About the Authors:

Rodney George "Rod" Laver MBE holds the record for the most singles titles won in the history of tennis - with more than 200 career titles – and, in 1962, became the second man to win the Grand Slam. In 1969, he won the Grand Slam again, becoming the only male player to have won the Grand Slam in the open era. Rod remains the only player to have claimed two Grand Slams - once as an amateur and once as a professional. He was ranked World No.1 for seven years in a row and is the last male player to have won every major twice. By the end of the 1960s, he was regarded as the best tennis player in the world. Rod currently lives in Carlsbad, California.

Larry Writer is a Sydney-based author, journalist and public speaker. He has written for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Melbourne Age, The Weekend Australian Magazine, Sydney Magazine, Marie Claire, Vogue, The Bulletin, Australian Business and the Australian Financial Review. He is a former editor, senior journalist and London bureau chief with Australian Consolidated Press and Time Inc.

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