Lifting the Covers: The Autobiography

by Alan Mills

For 22 years, Alan Mills was responsible for the smooth running of Wimbledon, becoming virtually synonymous with the world’s most celebrated tennis tournament. Along the way, he encountered many of the greatest players in the modern game, from John McEnroe to Boris Becker, Steffi Graf to the Williams sisters. Now retired as tournament referee, Mills looks back over a career that began as a professional player and led to the top job in tennis. Amusing, surprising, and full of anecdotes and insights into the closed world of pro tennis, Lifting the Covers is a diverting account by the man who, for many, was the enduring public face of the ultimate Grand Slam.

288 pages, Paperback

First published June 13, 2005

Reviews

[Kate]

A very enjoyable book which gives a good insight into behind the scenes at Wimbledon.
Whoever proof read the edition I read needs shooting!

[Amanda]

Giving this book a four might be a bit generous but it gave me exactly what I was hoping for - a lot of gossip about tennis players I used to follow obsessively. Also, it had countless priceless gems like this one - "Blue shorts, or any other item of colored clothing for that matter, tend to have roughly the same effect on the All England club as a streaker might have on a vicar's tea party. Wimbledon simply does not do colored clothing."

[Nicki]

Another biography that I gave up on!! I thought it would have been a really interesting read about Wimbledon but it wasn't.