Tennis Confidential II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies
Award-winning tennis writer Paul Fein is back at his shot-making best with Tennis Confidential II: More of Today’s Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies. Tennis keeps moving forward and so does Fein, giving readers his insightful and thought-provoking opinions on a myriad of hot-button topics.\ Who is the greatest men’s player ever? The greatest women’s player ever? Is it clever or counter-productive to let players challenge line calls? How about oncourt coaching? Scoring system...
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The best of today's tennis Alan Trengove - Australian Tennis Magazine Paul Fein, an American freelance tennis writer, chronicled many of the most bizarre happenings in tennis in Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies'. Now comes a sequel, Tennis Confidential II. Other, similar books may be in the pipeline, for Fein is insatiable in his hunger for detail, and knows exactly where to look and who to ask for information about life on the tour - and behind it.. . . Fein divides his book into three parts - The Great Debates (Is On-Court Coaching Good for Tennis? Where Have all the Serve and Volleyers Gone? Etc); People and Trends that Changed the Sport (Famous Feuds in Tennis History, From Russia with Love. Etc); and Compelling Characters Hold Court (Inside the Mind of Mats Wilander. Etc). Although it highlights the tennis glitterati, the book is aimed more at the true aficionado rather than groupies. It makes a worthy addition to any tennis library.
Illustrations viiiAcknowledgments ixForeword xiIntroduction xiiiThe Great Debates 1Who Is the Greatest Men's Tennis Player Ever? 3Who Is the Greatest Women's Tennis Player Ever? 15Is This the Sport We Want? 24Is On-Court Coaching Good for Tennis? 31What's Wrong with the ATP's Doubles Reforms? 38Tennis vs. Golf: Which Sport Is Tougher? 47Should Tiebreakers Replace Deciding Sets? 55Where Have all the Serve and Volleyers Gone? 6410 Ways to Fire up Tennis 75How America Can Produce Tennis Champions Again 79People and Trends That Changed the Sport 87You've Come a Long Way, Ladies 89Famous Feuds in Tennis History 101From Russia with Love 110The Comeback That Proved Them All Wrong 115Double the Pleasure-or Pressure? 120Tennis for the Bloody Fun of It 127Andre Agassi: Rebel With a Cause 132Sharapova Fires Latest Shot in Russian Revolution 137Tennis Has an A-Rod, Too 142When TennisPlayers Rocked 145Compelling Characters Hold Court 153Unique Yannick 155Jim Courier: From Dade City to Paris to Newport 167Martina Hingis: The 'Spice Girl' Champion 179Bryan Brothers: Double Shot of Excitement 184Stefan Edberg: The Gentleman Champion 192Michael Chang: The David Who Slays Goliaths 199Amelie Mauresmo: Vive La Difference 209Brad Gilbert: Coach of Champions 215Inside the Mind of Mats Wilander 221This Woody Keeps on Winning-Knock on Wood 232Gene Scott: A Pioneer and Promoter Who Shaped Open Tennis 245Jelena Jankovic: The Serb with Verve 257Index 265About the Author 273
\ ACE Tennis MagazineSubtitled 'More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies', this is a wonderful follow-up to Fein's Tennis Confidential (2002).\ \ The book is in three sections, the first of which comprises a set of essays looking at controversial issues facing those who administer the world game of tennis in the 21st century. Topics covered include on-court coaching, Hawk-Eye, the ATP doubles reforms, and whether the interests of TV run counter to the long-term interests of the sport.\ \ Part two looks at people and trends that have changed the face of tennis, opening up with a powerful argument for the importance and influence of top women players on society as a whole, and going on to cover such topics as the emergence of Russian women players.\ \ Other subjects addressed with wit and insight include famous tennis feuds and the parallels between tennis and rock music, and there are also articles about Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova and Pete Sampras. Add interviews with leading players past and present including Yannick Noah, Amelie Mauresmo, Stefan Edberg and Martina Hingis, and the late Gene Scott (founder and publisher of Tennis Week), and you have a stimulating and enjoyable read for the tennis enthusiast.\ \ \ \ \ Australian Tennis MagazinePaul Fein, an American freelance tennis writer, chronicled many of the most bizarre happenings in tennis in Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies'. Now comes a sequel, Tennis Confidential II. Other, similar books may be in the pipeline, for Fein is insatiable in his hunger for detail, and knows exactly where to look and who to ask for information about life on the tour - and behind it.\ . . . \ Fein divides his book into three parts - The Great Debates (Is On-Court Coaching Good for Tennis? Where Have all the Serve and Volleyers Gone? Etc); People and Trends that Changed the Sport (Famous Feuds in Tennis History, From Russia with Love. Etc); and Compelling Characters Hold Court (Inside the Mind of Mats Wilander. Etc). Although it highlights the tennis glitterati, the book is aimed more at the true aficionado rather than groupies. It makes a worthy addition to any tennis library.\ —Alan Trengove\ \ \ Foreword MagazineLike a game of tennis, the book has something for everyone. Recreational players will likely read it cover-to-cover. Personality watchers can be more than content to limit themselves to the chapters on the colorful characters, skipping the section on rule changes and scoring systems. And the book might be just the impetus couch potatoes need for digging their rackets out of the closet and donning their whites for a few sets.\ —Karl Kunkel\ \
