A match examined point by point
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A match examined point by point
John McPhee’s account is built around one tennis match: Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968. Its frame runs from the opening serve to the final point, combining close attention to the play with the players’ backgrounds and attitudes. That structure connects the action on court with the experiences that shaped each player’s game, making the match itself the organizing thread of the book.
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Levels of the Game is John McPhee's astonishing account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968.
It begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point. McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke description while examining the backgrounds and attitudes which have molded the players' games.
"This may be the high point of American sports journalism"- Robert Lipsyte, The New York Times
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