Tennis Confidential II:
More of Today's Greatest Players,
Matches, and Controversies

Tennis has more than its fair share of colorful characters, captivating plotlines, and heated debates. They all come together again in Paul Fein’s latest book Tennis Confidential II: More of Today’s Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies. Fein gives you the behind-the-scenes scoop about the sport you love with his insightful analyses and thought-provoking conclusions on a myriad of hot-button topics, plus fascinating features and probing interviews with popular players past and present.

Who are the greatest men’s and women’s players in history? How can America produce tennis champions again? Is it clever or counter-productive to let players challenge line calls? How about on-court coaching and scoring system changes? Television and tennis’s ruling bodies fervently push these controversial reforms, but do they help or hurt tennis? Fein debunks conventional wisdom as only he can, and his in-depth knowledge of the sport provide a welcome perspective. Whether you agree or disagree, you’ll think about these controversies in new ways.

Fein covers some of the greatest storylines in tennis as well. He chronicles the extraordinary evolution of women’s tennis, explores the “Russian Revolution,” bemoans the near-extinction of serve-and-volley play, explains the lure of doubles, and celebrates the fun-loving Australian dynasty of yesteryear. Feature stories about Maria Sharapova, Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors, and Andre Agassi capture their triumphs and travails. And riveting interviews with former greats such as Jim Courier, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang, Mats Wilander, Martina Hingis, and Yannick Noah tell (almost) all about pro tennis on and off the courts.

Put them all together and it’s an entertaining and compelling compendium of tennis interviews, features, and essays that are sure to intrigue, inform, and enlighten. Anyone who enjoys tennis will find Tennis Confidential II a winner.

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