Book 2017
Martina & Chrissie
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- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Tennis
- Juvenile literature
- Tennis players
- Sports rivalries
- History
Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert come from completely different places and play tennis in completely different ways. Chrissie is the all-American girl: practiced, poised, with perfect technique. Martina hails from Czechoslovakia, a Communist country, and her game is ruled by emotion. Everything about them is different, except one thing: they both want to be the best. But as their intense rivalry grows, something else begins to swing into place, and a friendship forms that will outlast all their tennis victories.