Conor Niland brings The Racket Live!

Conor Niland is the author of The Racket, the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, Irish Times SBOTY and Second Captains SBOTY 2024. 

Co-written with the 42.ie‘s Gavin Cooney, The Racket is the story of pro tennis’s 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players – travelling with coaches and physios – share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog’s memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world.