(Please see Corrections and Amplifications below.)

'Levels of the Game'

John McPhee

Mr. McPhee masterfully uses the 1968 U.S. Open semifinal match between Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner to explore the intricacies of human character and culture.

'The Inner Game of Tennis'

W. Timothy Gallwey

The classic that gave tennis players—and many others—belief that they could train their minds, in a Zen-like way, for success.


Andre Agassi

The man who hated tennis and later learned to love it tells all, from the ball machine that shaped his childhood (he called it "the dragon") to drugs to winning every major title in the game.

'Winning Ugly'

Brad Gilbert

How ugly was Brad Gilbert's game? "You are the worst," John McEnroe once told him during a match. And yes, Mr. Gilbert won. A primer in court strategy.

'You Cannot Be Serious'

John McEnroe and James Kaplan

One of the most distinctive players in the history of the game looks back on his career and a sometimes-turbulent off-court life.

'The Tennis Partner'

Abraham Verghese
(Author of 'Cutting for Stone')

A compelling memoir that received
far-reaching praise, from tennis fans to
literary critics to the Journal
of American Medicine.

Corrections and Amplifications

Abraham Verghese's "The Tennis Partner" is a memoir. A previous version of this feature incorrectly described the book as a novel.