author lauren weisberger certainly has a knack for creating the perfect antihero although six books old she is best known for giving readers the posterperson of evil bosses miranda priestly in her debut novel the devil wears prada set in the giddy glitzy world of high fashion the book was made doubly delicious by rumours that the bestseller was largely based on weisbergers stint at iconic fashion magazine american vogue where she worked for editorinchief anna wintour her latest book the singles game is set in the competitive world of womens professional tennis todd feltner is coach to 25yearold charlotte charlie silver who is determined to win a grand slam title feltner is as offensive as he is brilliant he is known to lead several highprofile players to thumping victories at tournaments even after serious injuries but makes it a point to note that he has never out of choice coached a female tennis player until charlie in an exclusive interview weisberger talks about the singles game and the hit film the devil wears prada turning 10 this yearfirst miranda priestly and now todd feltner it does seem like your villains have no redeeming qualities as a writer characters like todd are fun to write as they say what they think and are overthetop but i dont think they have no redeeming qualities they just dont necessarily have the qualities that are a priority to my characters todd helps players win and that is a big redeeming quality priestly in the devil wears prada got away with behaving the way she did because she was the best in the business so it is more or less about what your priorities arehow did you research the competitive world of womens professional tennis i spent probably over six to seven months on research during which i attended the tournaments in miami and charleston wimbledon and the us open i also met with previous and current players associations physiotherapists i didnt start writing the novel till i got all this as it greatly informed me about the world of professional tennisthe book also captures the loneliness that athletes experience while being constantly on the road was that something that came up while talking to players for your book players are on the road 10 months out of 12 with very few breaks and then they are back for the australian open in january it is really gruelling living out of a suitcase with virtually no home in addition there are the demands of training fitness and nutrition which i would imagine would take a toll on you its got to be very difficult to have a relationship as you are never in the same placea few of your heroines like andy the devil wears prada and charlie seem to be of similar breed they realise they are misfits in the new glamorous world they now inhabit before returning to their former lives i think its a common experience among women where they