Award-winning Sports Journalist Matthew Futterman's new book is 'The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis'

from The Roundtable · host Joe Donahue

Award-winning sports journalist Matthew Futterman has spent decades covering the biggest stories in athletics for 'The New York Times,' 'The Athletic,' 'The Wall Street Journal,' and other major publications.His latest book, 'The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis,' takes readers behind the scenes of one of the world's most demanding sports, exploring the extraordinary mental and physical pressures faced by today's stars.

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