Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and ControversiesIn 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. |
Contents
How She Was Taught to Be the Best | |
Bjorn without Tears 1982 | |
True Confessions 2001 | |
The Great Controversies | |
EqualNot SequelPrize Money 1996 | |
Twenty Reasons Why Womens Tennis Is Better Than Mens Tennis 1999 | |
Why OnCourt Coaching Is Bad for Tennis 1998 | |
Let the Service Let Rule Stay 1998 | |
Splendor in the Wimbledon Grass 2000 | |
Lets End the Rankings Insanity 2000 | |
The Rocket Blazes into Tennis Immortality | |
The Nice Girl Who Finished First | |
She Served and Volleyed | |
2000 | |
Mac the Mouth Roars on Whats Wrong | |
The Tennis World According to Jimbo | |
Bobby Riggs Keeps Hustling for the | |
Blacks Can Dominate Tennis 1988 | |
Weve Come a Long Way Raciallyor | |
Talking to a Tennis Legend 1985 | |
Does Father Really Know Best? 1998 | |
From Genteel Game to Serious Sport 2000 | |
Records Are Made to Be Brokenand Promoted | |
Overkill The Power Crisis Facing Tennis 1998 | |
Seven Revealing Statistics Tennis Should Use 2000 | |
Will Blacks Dominate Tennis? 2001 | |
Why Players Should Play the Game 1990 | |
Grand SlamOr Grand Sham? 1984 | |
Analyze This How to Think Smart about Tennis Issues 2001 | |
TwentiethCentury Retrospectives | |
Open Tennis Ushers in a Golden Era 1999 | |
Teen Queens Fascinate the Sporting Public 1999 | |
The Tiebreaker Shortens and Enlivens Matches 1999 | |
Althea Gibson Breaks the Color Barrier 1999 | |
The Racket Revolution Changes Tennis Forever 1999 | |
The Ten Greatest Matches in Tennis History | |
Don Budge Defeats Gottfried von Cramm 68 57 64 | |
Arthur Ashe Defeats Jimmy Connors 61 61 57 | |
Ken Rosewall Defeats Rod Laver 46 60 63 67 | |
Henri Cochet Defeats Bill Tilden 26 46 75 64 | |
Jack Crawford Defeats Ellsworth Vines 46 119 62 | |
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