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‘I’m good, I promise’: the loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player

7/26/2024 • 25 min

I was once Ireland’s No 1 player, and tried for years to climb the global ranks. But life at the bottom of the top can be brutal. By Conor Niland. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod Play episode

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