The inspirational, against-the-odds story of a small football club and how it sustains a nine-month challenge for promotion before the global pandemic stops the team in its tracks. When the season restarts, Wycombe finds itself in the play-offs behind closed doors, an unprecedented opportunity through unprecedented turmoil.
Tennis has never before been blessed with such an array of talented stars doing battle for the sport’s most coveted titles. Games featuring Murray, Nadal, Federer, Djokovic, the Williams sisters and Maria Sharapova are among the most thrilling matches in the history of the game – and Neil Harman has witnessed them all. He is so close to the beating heart of tennis that he has become a confidant to many of the game’s stars and administrators, even at one stage mentoring Victoria Azarenka to help her handle the media pressure at the top of the women’s game. In short, Neil enjoys a privileged access that is unmatched elsewhere in the sport.Here he shares tennis’s most intimate secrets in a book replete with personality, excitement, drama and intrigue. Featuring frank, in-depth interviews with all the leading players, their coaching staff, their agents and managers, Harman presents the game from an insider’s perspective and offers the fresh insights and strong personal views for which he is celebrated. Court Confidential recounts a defining time for modern-day tennis: from Wimbledon to the Olympic Games, from Serena Williams’s battle with illness to Andy Murray’s historic grand slam victory, this is a book for tennis fans everywhere.
The Championships 2013 will be remembered as one of the most extraordinary periods in Wimbledon history. The pinnacle was Andy Murray's stunning victory over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on a sunlit Centre Court, marking the end of a 77-year wait for a British men's singles champion. Murray's dramatic win sent shockwaves of joy throughout the nation. However, this historic triumph was just the culmination of an unprecedented tournament. Former champions Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer exited before the third round for the first time in Grand Slam history, while 'Wacky Wednesday' featured unexpected upsets as seeded players fell earlier than anticipated. The second week delivered a series of remarkable matches, including Sabine Lisicki's shocking defeat of Ladies' Singles Champion Serena Williams and the longest men's semi-final in Wimbledon history between Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro. Marion Bartoli emerged as a formidable contender, winning the Ladies' Singles Championship without dropping a set. Additionally, the Bryan brothers achieved a Grand Slam of Grand Slams in men's doubles. When the excitement subsided, the Championships concluded with a British men's singles champion and memories of a truly unforgettable fortnight captured within these pages.
All My Own Words charts the extraordinary twists and turns of a special sports writing voyage. Neil Harman rose from local reporter in Southend to become the leading football voice on the Daily Mail and later the man they called 'Mr Tennis' on The Times. It is a story of resignations, sackings and incredible personal access to sporting legends.