Break Point: The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player »

Vince Spadea has succeeded in this game by using his stroking skills and insight into other players' games and psyches. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida. Dan Markowitz, a journalist and sports writer, has written a biography of ex-NY Knicks star John Starks, and is now working on Walt (Clyde) Frazier's biography. He lives in New York.

Vince Spadea is a professional tennis player who, at 31, was ranked at #19 worldwide. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida. Dan Markowitz is a journalist, sports writer, and the author of "John Starks," a biography of the former New York Knick. He lives in New York City.

At the start of the 2005 season, Vince Spadea was the only over-30 player besides Andre Agassi to be ranked in the top 20 on the world professional tennis circuit. Break Point is his highly-acclaimed account of the 2005 season, where he provides an inside look at the 11-month tour, including battling injuries, changing coaches and agents, a slight from Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe, and his improbable climb back up

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     ix
Prologue     1
On the Road     25
Coming Home     71
Wild Women and Song     101
The Crown Jewels     167
Afterword     225
Appendix A     239
Appendix B     244