Geoff Dyer: How to grow old in America
A tennis injury – and a spell in the US healthcare system – helped cure my delusions of youth.
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The secret to Iga Swiatek’s dominance in tennis is not just winning, but enjoying it
In a sport that drags its athletes in a hundred directions, Swiatek has succeeded by prioritising her mental health.
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How Peng Shuai exposed the limits of China’s power
The sinister case of the Chinese tennis star reveals the choice confronting Beijing: coercion at home, or soft power abroad?
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Why tennis star Peng Shuai’s #MeToo allegation is such a threat to China’s leaders
Her accusation exposes systemic sexism and threatens the Communist Party’s legitimacy, Chinese feminists say.
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How I mastered the mental game of tennis
To my opponents, I looked like slow movement, straight sets, and an easy ride into the next round. But that…
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Worshipping the tennis god: is Roger Federer really an “artist”?
Christopher Jackson’s book tries to explain the delirium of the Wimbledon champion’s devotees.
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How Roger Federer made tennis beautiful again
This very enjoyable biography-cum-autobiography illuminates not just Federer’s place in tennis history but also the way in which the author…
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