![]() ![]() Carrie Soto is the child of an immigrant, whose ambition means she can never fit in, and yet she goes on to dominate. In fact, it was watching Williams in the US Open that gave TJR a ‘little flutter of an idea.’ She defied the odds at every turn. I’ve built a career on channelling anger and negativity and turning it into something good.’ It’s the singular, champion’s mindset shared by Soto that pumps through this book. The essence of being Serena, she wrote, ‘is expecting the best from myself and proving people wrong. It all signifies an evolution a fresh start. Taylor Jenkins Reid captures all the sweat, rivalry and glamour of elite sport THE TIMES A portrait of female ambition in all its raw and divine glory, Carrie Soto will stay with you long after the last page is turned ERIN KELLY Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. ![]() On it, the muscular figure that has won her 23 Slams is wrapped in a pure blue Balenciaga gown, her five-year-old daughter Olympia hiding behind its long train: a reminder of all her life’s complexities and contradictions. TJR might thank Serena Williams for her retirement, announced this summer in an emotional American Vogue essay and a cover shot by Alberto Rodrigues. But glamorous young players like Emma Raducanu are coming onto the scene Visionhaus/Getty Images ![]()
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