Summary

The final section is titled The 1995 US Open. Carrie moves from the locker room to the almost deserted training room. Carrie takes note when Nicki enters to have her foot wrapped, knowing she should force Nicki to run all over the court. Carrie thanks Nicki for the phone call, but the animosity immediately returns with Carrie saying she is a better player than Nicki. Nicki says, “You don't respect what I've done for tennis the way I respect what you've done” (330). Carrie counters, asking what Nicki has done. Nicki says she is the first Asian woman to excel at the sport, including the first to win at Wimbledon. She goes on, citing the speed of her serve that has prompted other women to get faster. Nicki says Carrie had her “chance to shine,” but adds that “I have...