Futterman occasionally exaggerates his case with over-the-top prose ... Overlooks some of the most interesting trend lines in tennis today ... A solid companion as the U.S. Open approaches.
Futterman’s account of the thrilling and grueling lives of the tennis elite ... Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him ... Futterman gets his best material from these support staffers.
Enthralling ... Mixing entertaining reportage with convincing psychoanalysis, Futterman reveals the inner lives of premier athletes. Tennis fans will be gripped.
