Willy Novinsky has loved tennis since she first picked up a racquet at age four. She meets her match when she marries a lower-ranked but ambitious fellow pro. Full-tilt competition puts a strain on their relationship, and an unexpected accident sends her toward tragedy and despair. "Under [Raudman's] command, the story becomes an old-fashioned romance [between characters who] become quite likeable through Raudman's well-crafted tone."—Publishers Weekly