It is a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the best women tennis players in the world, the ups and downs of being one of those players, and sometimes the dangers that they face being in the position they are in.

Whether you're a massive fan of the number one player in the world, Martina Hingis, or the dominating Williams sisters, or you just want to know why Anna Kournikova is one of the highest earners on the tour, having never won a tournament, this is the book you need to read.

Chapters include the stabbing of Monica Seles, the famous fathers of Mary Pierce, Jelena Dokic, and the Williams sisters, relationships between the players (male and female), and many colour photographs.

A brilliant book that you just won't be able to put down!

A Sports Illustrated article in 1994 proclaimed that tennis was dying.

"It's boring" cried the fans, TV companies just weren't interested and some of the players played as if the sole purpose of the game was to launch the ball as close to the moon as possible and still get it to bounce in the court on the other side of the net.

But then Venus came down to earth, as did Serena, while Martina Hingis presented a far more attractive face of tennis than the likes of Martina Navritalova could ever provide.

Previously out of shape players suddenly discovered a love for the gym [a leading men's player famously dubbed them "Lazy, fat pigs"] and for the game, and tennis was the talk of people all over the globe.

Well, at least events off the court were. Fans and newspapers often seemed to be more interested to find out which players hate each other and who the leading lights of the sports are dating, than actual results on the court.

Jon Wertheim's book captures the phenomenal interest in the sport in a lively manner, with his series of entertaining anecdotes, collected from all the Grand Slam events in 2000, providing a fascinating insight into the players on the Sanex WTA Tour.

The author manages to get behind the personalities and breaks down traditional stereotypes that all too often blind tennis fan's opinions of the game stars.

For example, Wertheim finds that Martina Hingis has an engaging personality - it's her tendency to say every thought that comes into her head that has created such a negative image of the Swiss star.

And by travelling to events as diverse as Oklahoma City and Wimbledon, speaking to tournament organizers and the less well-known players of the tour, he successfully creates a picture of what being a professional tennis player really is like.

Perhaps the book would have benefited from Wertheim travelling to a WTA event in South America or Asia and discovering how difficult life is away from the glitz and glamour of the Grand Slam and North American events really is.

However, most people will be more than satisfied with his book. His chapter on how Monica Seles still retains her love for the game, despite everything she has been through, is a real treat while one can't help to smile at the crazy ramblings of Richard Williams - the father of Venus and Serena.

The women's tennis tour emerges from the book as a fascinating collection of intriguing personalities, with players equally keen to speak on the politics of the sport as they are about their rivals' flaws.

And one can't help but feel rather than players having 'Venus Envy,' it is other sports that should look in envy at a sport that has the potential to capture our imagination for decades to come.