Venus Envy: A Sensational Season Inside the Women's Tennis Tour
by L. Jon Wertheim
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Author: L. Jon WertheimEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-08-01
ISBN: 0060197749
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Book Review: Would love a sequel
Summary: 4 Stars
J. Wertheim writes a great online tennis column for SI. I read it everyday and I'm appreciative of his knowledge and love of the sport. Behind the scenes are many players struggling, not just the stars. It was also sad to hear how many vulnerable young girls are exploited by their coaches. Parents should keep a watchful eye on their girls and not expect them to support the family. That is of course the downside of the tour. The good side is that it give many with talent a chance to do what they love and make a living. Currently the tour pays much more and lower ranked players have more of a chance to make a living. Serena and Venus no longer dominate, but they can win big matches while only playing part time. The overall level of the game has risen and the competition is even fiercer. Please write a sequel.
Summary of Venus Envy: A Sensational Season Inside the Women's Tennis Tour
Venus.Serena.Anna.Martina.Lindsay.Like other modern-day heroines -- Madonna, Hillary, Mia -- they need only one name. They are the stars of professional tennis -- the young, brash, and often reckless women who hold court, and serve.The last several years have seen such a seismic explosion in women's tennis that you might be surprised to learn there's still a men's game. Fans flock to the high-voltage matches, which come packaged with tales of infighting, family squabbles, and, of course, Anna Kournikova's micro-miniskirts. In Venus Envy, Sports Illustrated investigative reporter and tennis columnist L. Jon Wertheim draws back the curtain on the soap opera that is the women's professional tennis tour, with its primal plotlines driven by ambition, sex, and revenge.Here are the stories behind the stories: the tragic Garbo-like star who whiles away hours in a midwestern hotel room because she's afraid to go outdoors; the teenager who tries to cope with the pressure of the big time as well as an abusive father; the brilliant number one who plays out her adolescent tantrums on the public stage; the coquette who launched a thousand Web sites; and a little-understood African-American family who proved that they could play by their own rules and still win the game -- not to mention the endorsements.The biggest story in sports in 2000 was Venus Williams. Forced to the sidelines for the early months by injuries to both her wrists and her psyche, she stormed back to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and two Olympic gold medals. Not since the glory days of Martina Navratilova -- and the historic days of Althea Gibson -- has women's tennis seen such a dominant champion with the rare combination of athleticism, intelligence, and competitive fire. By the time Venus signed the biggest endorsement deal ever for a female athlete, her opponents' sentiments could be described in just two words: Venus Envy.General Books
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