Tennis

- Release date is timed to coincide with Wimbledon 2020 (the tennis championship will run from June 29-July 12, 2020)--over 400,000 attended Wimbledon in 2018, and tens of millions watch on TV throughout the world.- Abramsky is a journalist who has published with Hachette, Random House, etc. His 2014 Hachette release, The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives, has Book-scanned over 8 thousand copies (hardcover & paperback combined).- Abramsky has numerous media connections due to his decades as a journalist. His writing has appeared in the Nation, New Yorker, New York Times, the Atlantic, Mother Jones, etc.- Lottie Dod was one of the pioneers who paved the way for tennis greats like Billie Jean King and Serena Williams.- This is the newest release in Dave Zirin's Edge of Sports imprint, following on the success, most notably, of Chasing Water by Anthony Ervin and Constantine Markides and Unsportsmanlike Conduct by Jessica Luther.

Driven by his love of tennis, Mike Agassi decided to teach his children how to play the game. It was his son Andre’s talent that shone through the brightest, and Andre became dominant in the world of men’s tennis.<BR> <BR>The Agassi Story begins on the streets of Iran, where Mike Agassi was born. Learning to defend himself at an early age, Mike developed a punch that quickly got noticed by the boxing community. After participating in two Olympic Games and getting a taste for a better quality of life, Mike set his eyes on America. It was in Chicago that he decided to focus on tennis, and he moved to Las Vegas so he could play year-round. Knowing that it was too late for him to pursue a tennis career, he made sure to develop his children into great players, and fulfill his dream that way. But his teachings came with a high price, and tensions between Mike and his children threatened to pull the family apart.<BR> <BR>The Agassi Story is a heartwarming look at one family’s turbulent relationship, and their ultimate reconciliation.