{"product_id":"the-racket-9780241998076","title":"The Racket","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NO. 1 BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Well worth a read if you want the inside track on life on the lower rungs of the tennis circuit. Warts and all.''\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eJudy Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003es elegant and powerful as a Federer backhand ... It's \u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e for tennis.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEd Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A really wonderful read ... Conor Niland has delivered an all-timer for tennis and sports journalism'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshlee Vance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Conor Niland may only have managed a career-high ranking of 129  \u003ci\u003eonly\u003c\/i\u003e? that is some achievement in itself!  but \u003ci\u003eThe Racket,\u003c\/i\u003e his account of how he managed this, is up there with the best half-dozen books on tennis ever written.'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoff Dyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenuinely such a brilliant book, a brilliant read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCiarán Murphy, Second Captains Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the best Irish sports books of the last decade' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKieran Shannon, Irish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''If it''s not a contender for Sports Book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017708568919,"sku":"9780241998076","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241998076.jpg?v=1750774408","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-racket-9780241998076","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}