"He settled his hat back into position. She was a rookie in her first big game, and he’d never let her see how close she’d come to unseating a champion"

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The tennis challenger starts strong but soon loses confidence in his playing. The champion racks up the games. But in the final set, when the challenger has nothing left to lose, he becomes relaxed again, insouciant, daring. Suddenly he's playing like the devil and the champion must work hard to get those last points.

— Yann Martel