'Terrific . . . A bold book [and] a quietly brilliant one' - A. D. Miller, author of Snowdrops ‘WOW. Western Lane is glorious. You’ll want to read it over and over again.‘ - Aravind Adiga, author of The White Tiger A taut, enthralling first novel about grief, sisterhood, and a young athlete‘s struggle to transcend herself. Eleven-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a quietly brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. Her life is reduced to the sport, guided by its rhythms: the serve, the volley, the drive, the shot and its echo. But on the court, she is not alone. She is with her pa. She is with Ged, a thirteen-year-old boy with his own formidable talent. She is with the players who have come before her. She is in awe. An indelible coming-of-age story, Chetna Maroo’s first novel captures the ordinary and annihilates it with beauty. Western Lane is a valentine to innocence, to the closeness of sisterhood, to the strange ways we come to know ourselves and each other.

54 Tennis Drills for Today's Game: Improve Consistency and Power By Joseph Correa "This book will teach you how to become more consistent by adding spin to your shots which will give you the confidence to hit with more power." Do you ever ask yourself: How can I hit with more top spin? How can I improve my deep topspin shots cross court? Is there a way for me improve my slice down the down? How can I be more offensive in my doubles matches? These are all answered in this book with pictures and detailed explanations on how to do things 10 times better than you are doing them now MASTER THE GAME OF TENNIS NOW Written by a professional tennis player and coach to help you reach your tennis potential no matter what your level of play. Learn basic and advanced patterns with this new training method that will get you hitting better in very little time. Learn to control the balls height, spin, speed, and direction with these drills. Copyright 2013 54 Tennis Drills for Today's Game: Improve Consistency and Power By Joseph Correa

We need to start working on closing your matches. Most players lose points because they cannot return a Serve or they are just hitting returns into the net. I talk about this in Analyzing your Tennis Game. This book has some Tips on closing matches.