Levels of the Game Author:John McPhee "'Levels of the Game' is a narrative of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe and Clark Graebner at Forst Hills. The book begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve, and ends with the final point. In between McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke description, while examining the backgronds and attitudes which have molde... more »d the player's games."
"Upon first publication of 'Levels of the Game' in 1969, Robert Lipsyte of 'The New York Times' wrote: 'This may be the high point of American sports journalism.'"« less