The lonely life of a tennis player

Is he journeyman?

Conor has recently published a book called "The Racket" which I've been reading. Excellent writer and very funny book, despite the themes it explores. I think it will become a very popular book!

R2, the article at OP "is an edited extract from The Racket: On Tour with Tennis’s Golden Generation – and the other 99% by Conor Niland, published by Sandycove and available at guardianbookshop.com".

The inequality in tennis is shocking. People think they're all living some kind of high life but that's really just the Top 50.

An example off the top of my head would be the British player Marcus Willis who hit the headlines years back by reaching the second round of Wimbledon and playing against Roger Federer. He was bricklaying between tournaments to pay the bills.

Recent film Challengers touched on this with a player not being able to afford a hotel room and ending up sleeping in his car until he receives his players cheque.

Then you have the almost unimaginable wealth of the top players.

He was hot when he was playing and still very handsome today.

That’s all.

Thanks OP, I just ordered his book.

OnlyFans, anyone?

I’d make him feel less lonely.

I'd still hit it

This guy comes across so smart and self-aware. I hope that he's found some degree of peace in his life.

If anyone's read the book, can they fill out more details? Is he married (I assume he's straight). Kids? Some kind of life today?

Muchael Kosta, of The Daily Show, once was a pro tennis player. In his last full year of being a pro, his W2 for that year showed earnings of $300.00 P