{"product_id":"high-strung-9780062009852","title":"High Strung","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A book full of aces. . . . A true page-turner.\" --\u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA compelling analysis of the four greatest, enigmatic talents whose d?nouements marked the end of the golden era of tennis--a riveting investigation that centers upon the fabled 1981 U.S. Open match between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe golden age of tennis came crashing down suddenly at the 1981 U.S. Open when the stoical Swede, Bj?rn Borg, lost to his brash young rival, John McEnroe, in the final at Flushing Meadows. Through the lens of that era's final tournament, and the play of the other semifinalists, Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis, \u003cem\u003eHigh Strung\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the lives and careers of the men who made those Wild West days of tennis so memorable: \"Ice Borg,\" who secretly harbored an inner madman; McEnroe, the tortured, bratty genius; Connors, the game's beloved blue-collar anti-hero; Ilie Nastase, the Romanian clown; Gerulaitis, the New York charmer; and Ivan Lendl, who became a harbinger of tennis's high-powered future. The struggles these men shared were as compelling off the court as they were on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTignor, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen Tignor is the Executive Editor of \u003cem\u003eTennis\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He writes a daily blog on Tennis.com, where he has written about the sport for the past twelve years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459900805394,"sku":"9780062009852","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_425a83eb-584a-41a7-aac3-6e8e26c2c0f8.jpg?v=1730013261","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/high-strung-9780062009852","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}