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Rafa Nadal (Classic)

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Red clay clings to his shoes on Court Philippe-Chatrier, a surface he claimed fourteen times over, yet the calluses beneath the tape belong to a boy from a small village in Mallorca who never stopped being exactly that. Rafa Nadal is the first comprehensive visual biography of the champion, crea...
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Jon Wertheim is an award-winning journalist, author, and correspondent for CBS News’s 60 Minutes. He is also a senior writer and executive editor at Sports Illustrated and a commentator for Tennis Channel. For more than two decades, Wertheim has covered the world’s leading athletes and sporting events, including over 50 Grand Slam tournaments. The author of 11 books, Wertheim has written several New York Times bestsellers. His acclaimed tennis titles include Strokes of Genius, which chronicled the historic 2008 Wimbledon final between Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal and later inspired the documentary of the same name. Wertheim has received multiple Emmy Award nominations for his reporting on 60 Minutes and was honored by the International Tennis Hall of Fame with the Eugene L. Scott Award for his outstanding contributions to tennis journalism.

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The Classics Collection

Rafa Nadal (Classic)

€120

The titles, the numbers, are there, so people probably know that. But the way that I would like to be remembered more is like a good person from a small village in Mallorca…just a kid that followed his dreams.

— Rafa Nadal
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Page count

336 pages

Number of illustrations

353

Language

English

Released on

October 2026

Dimensions

W 25 x L 33 x D 4 cm

Cover materials

Silk Hardcover

ISBN

9781649807182

Weight

3.098 kg

Author

Jon Wertheim

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Assouline supports One Tree Planted in its commitment to a more sustainable world through reforestation. Since 2019, this partnership has contributed to global efforts to restore forests, with the long-term vision of creating a sustainable cycle by sourcing paper from the trees planted. Our dedication to craftsmanship extends beyond the books themselves—today, our titles are printed on paper selected with the environment in mind, supporting the shift toward more responsible materials. With the belief that beauty stands not just in how it looks, but in how it’s made.

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