Tennis

This Slice is the biography of tennis, in about eighty pages.

We start with the monks amusing themselves in the monasteries by playing jeu de paume, and trace the history and development of the game right up to the present day.

Along the way, we find out why it's called tennis, and why we use that odd scoring system. We learn about the majors of the modern Open Era, the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open, and the ATP and WTA Finals, and how a young player might rise through the ranks to one day step onto court at one of the biggest events on the planet.

We even go behind the scenes at Wimbledon, to find out how this most prestigious event is staged with such precision every year. And, of course, we look at perfect grass, fifty-four thousand tennis balls, and an unbelievable quantity of fresh strawberries.

It's an ideal gift for tennis lovers, and for less than the price of a coffee.