For a very long time, I have wondered what it takes to be a tennis star. I could never really tell whether being a tennis champion meant the glamour of cameras, adoring fans and signing autographs or the hard work of training, playing and dealing with enormous pressure.

I now know that it is a combination of the two. And I thought about it and realized it again and again as I watched Andy Murray demolish his boyhood friend and current World No 1, Novak Djokovic, in the Wimbledon final on July 7. What a match Andy played!

I have found out a lot about being a tennis star from this FANTASTIC book.

John talks about Andy's birthplace in Scotland's Dunblane, and how competitive Andy was and still is. He played with his brother, Jamie, at the Dunblane tennis courts.

Andy's mum, Judy, having already won a whole cabinet of trophies, has always supported her boys. She has been a favourite for the camera crew and so is Andy's girlfriend, Kim Sears.

Andy won the junior US open beating Sergiy Stakhovski (who actually beat Roger Federer in the second round of Wimbledon this year) and won his first junior Grand Slam. Britain had a ray of hope that this fantastic youngster could close the gap of 77 years since a British man won a Wimbledon title.

Andy won his first Grand Slam title, the US Open, in 2012, beating Djokovic in the final. That match comprises the gripping opening of the book and sets up the rest of this absorbing life story.

I LOVED this book A LOT. John has recounted Andy's matches in great detail. He shows us how Andy gained in confidence and strength (especially after he got Ivan Lendl as his coach) and explains the tremendous hard work, determination and talent that it takes to finally become a champion. For tennis lovers like myself, this book is as inspirational as it is an eye opener into that world of professional tennis of which I knew so little – other than the matches that I saw on TV.

This unputdownable book is a must read for followers of tennis and Andy. As the Andy-Novak rivalry becomes more intense, there could be no better time to read this.

I would suggest this book to children between the ages of 10 and 14. I would rate this book a 10/10!

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