The Warrior
rafael nadal and his kingdom of clay
$70.08
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
12 May 2025
Summary
Rafael Nadal: The King of Clay
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Master comes an intimate biography of tennis’s enduring champion Rafael Nadal.
In The Warrior, Christopher Clarey illuminates the skill and determination it took to accomplish Rafael Nadal’s most mind-blowing achievement: 14 French Open titles. Nadal has won big on tennis’s many surfaces en route to becoming one of the greatest players of all time: sec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781538759134 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1538759136 |
| Author: | Christopher Clarey |
| Publisher: | Grand Central Publishing |
| Imprint: | Grand Central Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 231mm x 163mm x 33mm |
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Critics Review
“This insightful, wide-ranging book could serve as a model for other sports biographers…. An inspired portrait of an unusually dominant athlete.”–Kirkus Reviews“Though the narrative focuses on Nadal, Roland-Garros’s clay courts become a character in their own right as Clarey provides rich background on the event’s history… It’s a meticulous recap of one of tennis’s great achievements.”–Publishers Weekly
About The Author
Christopher Clarey
Christopher Clarey was the longtime tennis columnist and global sports correspondent for the New York Times and International Herald Tribune, covering more than 100 Grand Slam tournaments and 15 Olympics.
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