Former tennis pro Guillermo Pérez Roldán divulges the painful details of his life — beginning with his start in the sport to the injury that cut short his promising career. Pérez Roldán opens up about his controversial father and former coach, revealing the physical and emotional abuse he endured, and the agonizing realization of being scammed out of millions by his own family.
Guillermo Pérez Roldán Confidential
Ex tennis professional Guillermo Pérez Roldán opens up about the physical and psychological abuse he suffered at the hands of his father and former coach. Pérez Roldán details his early start in the sport and the discipline and demands imposed on him by his father, who went so far as to interfere in his son’s relationships. Moreover, Roldán reflects on a career cut short after he injured his wrist while defending his father in a fight and how he was scammed out of millions of dollars by his father and his complicit mother. This is a story of violence and betrayal in the eyes of a son, but from the perspective of a father obsessed with raising a winner, it is a story of success.
The following contains depictions of suicidal ideation. Viewer discretion is advised.