Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of '70s and early '80s tennis, dating the stars, hitting the headlines.

Her love of Tennis saw her commentate at Wimbledon for 30 years, having only retired Wimbledon duties this year, 2022.By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. I loved the honesty, the humour and the insight into the tennis life, the presenter life and the private life. Currently underway, the FIFA Women’s World Cup not only showcases some of the best footballing talent in the world, but also some of the best stories about overcoming hurdles and hardship to succeed. Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the world of 70s and early 80s tennis. She is clearly immensely proud of her broadcast career and it struck me that it would seem more than her tennis career, but not really surprising given the span of her broadcasting.

Not especially scandalous or introspective, it is a breezy stroll through her tennis career but heavier on the tv career probably. Now on the WAT tour (Women's Tennis Association) and with some great wins behind her, Sue is back in France playing at Roland Garros, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments most revered in the world. This is an interesting read of one of this countries favourite personalities that I enjoyed a lot more than I expected to. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers and gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure. At times it lacked some depth but I respect that choice by her to maintain privacy and I don’t think an autobiography needs necessarily to be a soul bearing exercise.She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers and gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure. The sign of a good autobiography is when you actually get an insight into the real person, not just a repeat of the well known facts. She gives a detailed glimpse into her two careers as a top tennis player and exceptional broadcaster. Plus as a older teenager I played and coached at The Imperial Hotel in Torquay, and I did play at The Palace Hotel in Paignton.

Overall a good read about a sporting journey and what happens next in terms of career after that finishes. From footballers to athletes and tennis players we've brought you the best stories and advice from on and off the pitch. Luckily she won the junior championship there, but she hid herself away the night before because she had no money to pay for a room in the hotel.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Penguin Random House for supplying a copy of this biography in exchange for an honest review. I am not a big tennis fan and haven’t watched “Question of Sport” for decades but I really enjoyed Sue Barker’s biography. I liked sue barker it was interesting to hear how hard she worked to become world number 3 and win the French open a lot of effort and dedication well 👏 done. I’d imagine she would be fun in the bar with her stories and she definitely would have an opinion on most players and their game.

This is a very cosy but enjoyable read, there are no startling revelations, gossip or anything that will cause bad feelings. For anyone who is a fan of tennis star Sue or just loved her on a question of sport this is the book for you. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis, dating the stars, hitting the headlines. It is then that her second career started and she became a sports commentator, not only for tennis but other sports too: Royal Ascot, Olympics, London Marathon, Commonwealth Games, World Athletics Championships, Winter Olympics Championships, BBC Sports Personality of the year and many more.