Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular.
By the time Carrie retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Slam titles. And if you ask her, she is entitled to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with her father as her coach.
But six years after her retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning, British player named Nicki Chan.
At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if the sports media says that they never liked the 'Battle-Axe' anyway. Even if her body doesn't move as fast as it did. And even if it means swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he gives up the game forever.
In spite of it all: Carrie Soto is back, for one epic final season.
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MY ENTIRE LIFE'S WORK RESTS ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS MATCH.- Chan vs. Coretz, US Open, September 1994
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(Cornerstone, 28 November 2023, e-book, 384 pages, borrowed from North Ayrshire Council Libraries via BorrowBox, #POPSUGARreadingchallenge, a book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete)
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I really enjoyed Carrie Soto Is Back. I found it very entertaining. I'm not into sport or tennis and just chose this to fit the Popsugar prompt. It was either this or some dull memoir about a female sports person which really didn't appeal. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I like Carrie a lot. She's tough, single-minded, and determined and god help anyone who tries to get in her way. I actually liked reading about the tennis matches because they are told from her viewpoint. I also liked the fact you get to know about her life and what drives her. This is hugely enjoyable.
