Tennis Confidential II
Written by an award-winning
tennis journalist and commentator
 
 Available April 28, 2008
Tennis Confidential II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies
Read the Foreword by Mary Carillo
Read the Table of Contents
Read the Introduction
Read the 5-star review in ACE Tennis Magazine (UK) May 2008 issue
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Book Description
Highly acclaimed Tennis Confidential gave you an insider's look at the colorful characters, intriguing story lines and heated debates that headline professional tennis. These dynamic elements 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 is the greatest men's and women's player in history? Is it clever or counter-productive to let players challenge line calls? How about on-court coaching and scoring system changes? Television and tennis' ruling bodies fervently push these controversial reforms, but do they help or hurt tennis? How can America produce tennis champions again? Fein, who has received more than 20 writing awards, 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 also 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, and Andre Agassi capture their triumphs and travails. And riveting interviews with former greats − Jim Courier, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang, Mats Wilander, Martina Hingis and Yannick Noah − tell (almost) all about pro tennis on and off the courts.
This entertaining and compelling compendium of tennis interviews, features, and essays is sure to intrigue, inform, and enlighten. Anyone who enjoys tennis will find Tennis Confidential II a winner.
You can order an autographed copy of Tennis Confidential II for $26.95 plus postage directly from Paul Fein by e-mailing him.
Praise for Tennis Confidential II:
"Paul Fein is one of the most clear-eyed, passionate tennis authors, coaches and players we have, and in a perfect world this book would be required reading for the game's leaders and its followers."
—Mary Carillo, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning TV analyst for ESPN, CBS, HBO and NBC
"As accurate in his identification of the facts as a Ken Rosewall backhand, as ruthlessly logical in his evaluation of them as Ivan Lendl's approach to the game, and as passionately exuberant in his defense of tennis' heart and soul as Andre Agassi in full flight, Paul Fein is a brilliant tennis writer"
—Chris Lewis, 1983 Wimbledon finalist
"Tennis Confidential is back with its behind-the-curtains look at recent plot twists, controversial scenes and major characters. A major fix for the tennis addict."
—Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated
"Paul Fein's books are a treasure, rich in historical perspective, humor, controversy, and in-depth analysis of tennis' most sensitive issues. The game comes splendidly to life in Tennis Confidential II."
—Bruce Jenkins, award-winning sportswriter for The San Francisco Chronicle
Tennis Confidential
Read
the Foreword by Bud Collins, Hall of Fame Journalist
Read about the Greatest Tennis Players, Matches,
and Controversies! |
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With this outstanding collection of features, essays and interviews,
Paul Fein takes the reader into the world of the pro tennis tour
with inside scoops about the game's greatest stars, past and present.
Tennis Confidential includes up-close and personal
interviews with such all-time greats as Pete Sampras, John McEnroe,
Arthur Ashe and Jimmy Connors, along with eye-opening features
about the careers of today's headliners like Andre Agassi, the
Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati and Anna Kournikova. Fein
also reviews the careers of pioneering legends like Martina Navratilova,
Bjorn Borg, and Rod Laver.
Tennis Confidential
tackles the sport's burning issues, such as charismatic but controversial
teen queens, bad dads, equal prize money, race questions, rule
change proposals, and the power crisis. Fein gives you a front
row seat when he captures the drama of the ten most important
and thrilling matches in tennis history. Well-researched and filled
with fascinating anecdotes and juicy quotes, Tennis Confidential
gives fans at every level a unique perspective on this exciting
sport and its storied history. Fein takes you on a tennis adventure
you'll always remember.
Published by
Potomac Books. 320 pgs with black & white photos
List price Hardcover: $26.95 List
price Softcover: $17.95
Amazon.com
and BN.com ranked
Tennis Confidential
No. 1 among tennis books |
"Briskly written, authoritative though not infallible (what is?),
Paul Fein's book is as informative as they come among contemporary
tennis compendiums. You have to be a long-toothed veteran to miss
here the nuanced expertise of writings on tennis. Fein has the writer's
facility to enliven his text with half-page boxes which he titles
'Fascinating Facts.' They're fun... So do add Paul Fein's
book to your tennis bookshelves."
-- Edward T. Chase, Tennis Week
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