Provides brief biographies of the African-American tennis playing twins Venus and Serena Williams; and describes each of their professional accomplishments, the Olympic games, and other related topics.
Offers a brief overview of the life and career of tennis player Maria Sharapova, discussing her childhood, family, training, early matches, success as a professional, challenges, and other related topics.
Twelve-year-old tennis star Carrie Springsteen is tired of having to choose between her friends and her tennis, and begins to wonder if her dream of turning pro is worth sacrificing teenage normalcy.
Describes the life of the outstanding tennis player who, in 1990, became the first African-American woman in thirty-two years to reach the singles final at Wimbledon.
Tennis player James Blake chronicles his year of recovery from three challenges: a neck fracture suffered in a freak accident on the court; zoster, a rare virus that paralyzed half his face; and his father's death of stomach cancer, and describes his father's lasting influence on his tennis career and his daily life.
