Breaking Serve: From Championship Coach to Prison — and the Journey Back
Michael Center is the former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas who was one of dozens of individuals swept up in the 2019Read More
ACE: The Times & Style of Tennis Review
Most tennis books are written for people who already love the sport. ACE: The Times & Style of Tennis is about why the broader culture loves tennisRead More
Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis
Suzanne: The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis was originally released in October 2022. Ever since then I have intended to review it once Roland Garros rollsRead More
RETURN to YOURSELF: The Mental Game of Tennis and Life
A couple of years ago, I reviewed The Art of Tennis Movement by Emil Vassilev and came away impressed by its systematic, holistic, and thoughtful structure. ThatRead More
The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger
This week’s book selection rose to the top of my reading queue last weekend for a couple of serendipitous reasons. First, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is currentlyRead More
Once Upon a Time There Was (My) Tennis
Some tennis books tell a story. This one tells many. Once Upon a Time There Was (My) Tennis is built from short stories, essays, and vignettes thatRead More
Rafa Nadal: The King of the Court Book Review
There is no shortage of books about Rafael Nadal, which creates an obvious challenge for any new release. To justify its place on the shelf, aRead More
The Secrets of Spanish Tennis 2.0
With both the ATP and WTA tours in Madrid this week for one of the signature events of the clay-court season, it feels like theRead More
Know: A Tennis Book by Emilio Benefele Alvarez
Tennis publishing has no shortage of titles that promise insight while offering very little of substance, particularly when written by former players outside household-name status.Read More
Robert Lansdorp’s Building a Champion
Robert Lansdorp’s Building a Champion is best understood as the legendary coach’s own words, partially shaped and organized by Bill Patton. Even so, the word “organized”Read More