01791nam a22002891i 4500 20210203121623.0 210203r2017 -uka|||g ||| 001 0beng d 9781786064608 RM 69.08 paperback PPAK eng PPAK rda 23 796.342092 796.342092 BOW G Bowers, Chris, author. Sporting statesman NOVAK DJOKOVIC : THE BIOGRAPHY / CHRIS BOWERS NEW & UPDATED EDITION London : John Blake, 2017 xxi, 345 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm. rdacontent text rdamedia unmediated rdacarrier volume Includes bibliographical references and index. In this study of both Djokovic and Serbia, Chris Bowers paints two powerful portraits. He traces the story of the boy from modest surroundings, telling of how he met the woman who not only taught him tennis but how to deal with life as a high-profile icon, charts his battle with illness and his relationship with a volatile father, and how his on-court deeds have made his country proud. But he also tells the story of Serbia, pulling no punches about its role in the 1990s wars but offering a sensitive interpretation of the hopes and aspirations of a people with a troubled past. Bowers, biographer of Swiss tennis star Roger Federer and the British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, weaves together these sporting and geo-political strands to present a sensitive portrait of a man and his people, and how determination married to sensitivity can create a sporting statesman. Djokovic, Novak. Tennis players Serbia Biography. Biography. ddc B 181787 181787 0 0 PPAK G 2021-02-18 796.342092 BOW A01675062 2021-02-18 00:00:00 B 0 0 SP G 2021-02-18 796.342092 BOW A01675063 2021-02-18 00:00:00 B 0 0 BL G 2021-02-18 796.342092 BOW A01675064 2021-02-18 00:00:00 B