Historic Tennis Book "The Pros: The Forgotten Era of Tennis" Now for Sale

John Newcombe contributed foreword to new book written by man who helped create an
organization that won a Nobel Peace Prize.

New York, NY, December 12, 2019 --(PR.com)-- “The Pros: The Forgotten Era of Tennis,” written by
Australian doctor, writer and peace activist Peter Underwood, and which chronicles and narrates one of
the most misunderstood and little-known eras of world tennis, the Professional or Pro Era, is now
available for sale around the world in English via book publisher New Chapter Press.

“The Pros” (available here via Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Pros-Forgotten-Era-Tennis/dp/1937559912/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Pros+P
eter+Underwood&qid=1574131803&sr=8-1) describes the era through the stories of eight great tennis
champions - Bill Tilden, Ellsworth Vines, Don Budge, Bobby Riggs, Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzales, Ken
Rosewall and Rod Laver - who dominated the pro arenas beginning in 1930 through to the start of the
“Open Era” in 1968. Underwood explains why these celebrated champions were forced into what was
often called a traveling circus, and where these sporting outcasts played each other during long and rather
tatty tours all over the world, far from the cushy confines of what was then the amateur game at
Wimbledon, Forest Hills and Roland Garros.

John Newcombe, one of the all-time greatest Australian tennis champions, contributed the Foreword to
the book writing, “This is an important task Peter has chosen to tackle and I think his book should be a
must read for any aspiring young player. Certainly any sports lover born between 1930 and 1970 will
devour it. These players were all national and international heroes in their time, and media stories
following some of their epic clashes make for fascinating reading.”

Underwood is a doctor and academic who also works as a peace activist with the Medical Association for
Prevention of War, which achieved global fame in 2017 when the organization it had founded, the
International Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A native of
Perth, Australia, Underwood divides his time between peace work, medical education, growing fine wool,
broadcasting and writing. A passionate student of tennis since childhood, The Pros is his first nonfiction
book.

Founded in 1987, New Chapter Press (www.NewChapterMedia.com) is also the publisher of "The
Greatest Tennis Matches of All-Time" by Steve Flink, "The Education of a Tennis Player" by Rod Laver
with Bud Collins, “The Secrets of Spanish Tennis” by Chris Lewit, "The Bud Collins History of Tennis"
by Bud Collins, "The Wimbledon Final That Never Was" by Sidney Wood, "Titanic: The Tennis Story"
by Lindsay Gibbs, "Macci Magic: Extracting Greatness From Yourself And Others" by Rick Macci with
Jim Martz, "Andy Murray, Wimbledon Champion: The Full Extraordinary Story" by Mark Hodgkinson,
“Cattle To Courts: A History of Tennis In Texas” by Ken McAllister, “Sport of a Lifetime: Enduring
Personal Stories From Tennis” by Judy Aydelott, “Trojan Tennis: A History of the Storied Men's Tennis
Program at the University of Southern California” by S. Mark Young, “Absolute Tennis: The Best And
Next Way To Play The Game” by Marty Smith, "How To Permanently Erase Negative Self Talk So You

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