Tennis Confidential - by Paul Fein (Paperback)

About the Book

Includes insights about the top players through full-length interviews and features

Book Synopsis

In this outstanding collection of 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 interviews with such all-time greats as Pete Sampras, John McEnroe, Arthur Ashe, and Jimmy Connors along with essays about the careers of other stars like Andre Agassi, the Williams sisters, Jennifer Capriati, and Anna Kournikova. Fein also reviews the careers of pioneering players like Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Borg, and Rod Laver.

Tennis Confidential tackles the issues that confront the sport today, from the media's fascination with teenage players on the women's tour to the changes in the game caused by new racket designs and tactical innovations. Fein also reviews the ten greatest matches in tennis history. He gives fans at every level a unique perspective on the game and its history.

Review Quotes

"Tennis Confidential" does a great job of properly framing many of the ongoing debates in tennis. Even when I disagree with Paul Fein s point of view, I appreciate the logic behind his perspective. He deserves thanks for providing the tennis community with both sides of the coin on these topics.

"Tennis Confidential" gives you an 'inside look' and really brings the players and pro circuit to life.

"Tennis Confidential" hits all the shots and touches all the hot buttons in the game: a page turner and must read for any tennis buff.

A must-read for tennis fans!

I'm pleased to recommend "Tennis Confidential". It's an insightful study of the game, a vivid evocation of significant matches and a sterling characterization of legendary players. Must reading for anyone who follows tennis.

If you like tennis, this is a must read.

If you're as passionate about tennis as I am, you'll find Paul Fein's "Tennis Confidential" is the kind of thought-provoking book you'll return to again and again. Highly entertaining and always engaging, it makes a terrific addition to any collection of tennis literature.

Paul Fein hits an ace with "Tennis Confidential".

Paul Fein's book is as informative as they come among contemporary tennis compendiums. . . . So do add Paul Fein's book to your tennis bookshelves.

This informative and entertaining collection . . . provides much to savor. . . . [It's] a book that would make an excellent addition to sports collections in public libraries.

You may not always agree with Paul Fein, but you can never ignore him. Whether recording tennis trivia, important facts, and colorful quotes or methodically analysing some of the game s great philosophical issues, he obeys the three most important journalistic commandments to be accurate and fair, and to be readable. . . . If you are proud of your tennis library, you must have a copy of "Tennis Confidential".

"Paul Fein hits an ace with TENNIS CONFIDENTIAL."