PositiveThe Washington PostRothenberg’s book is timed for its subject’s much-anticipated return. He devotes nearly half of this assiduously researched biography to explaining how Osaka’s unorthodox childhood and adolescence set her up paradoxically for fame and floundering in professional tennis. Rothenberg interviewed dozens of people, including Osaka, her family and coaches, to tell this story. The result is a book that is bolder than previous accounts of the star’s sometimes turbulent life ... At its best, this biography is a meticulous interrogation of the price tennis players pay to pursue their dreams.
