Paris

Imagine the perfect tennis player, a graceful, effortless athlete who wins almost every match he plays on every surface, and most every Grand Slam singles title. Then along comes another player, as rugged and violent as the perfect player is sublime, and he pummels the perfect player in Grand Slam finals on all three surfaces. And then a third player emerges, a man so fast, flexible and efficient that he clobbers them both—and everybody else.

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