Veteran NYTimes journalist Christopher Clarey is at work on The Warrior, a biography about Rafael Nadal to be released in 2024.

JustMy2Cents

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After more than 30 years with The New York Times, Christopher Clarey is leaving his tennis correspondent post to become a full-time book author.
Two years ago, Clarey authored The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer, published in 2021, which became a New York Times bestseller and was translated into 19 languages. Now, he is focusing his energy on writing The Warrior, a biography about Rafael Nadal.

Clarey wrote on Twitter: “The international success of The Master, my best-selling biography of Roger Federer, has created this opportunity and I’m already at work on my next book, The Warrior, a biography of Rafael Nadal to be published in 2024 by Twelve Books, which did such a fine job with The Master.” I wanted to do it, again, and I’ve spent a lot of my career covering Nadal like I was covering Federer

According to Clarey, there are a lot of good stories worth telling about the King of Clay and he’s already conducted many interviews and done plenty of first-hand reporting. His time away from daily newspaper deadlines will aid him in focusing on writing the Nadal biography.

Vamos Rafa!
 

JustMy2Cents

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vernonbc

Legend
Clarey's a good writer and certainly knows his tennis, but I fear his sycophancy about Federer won't allow him to be objective about Rafa. The title of the book, The Warrior makes me think he's going to fall back on his usual meme about Rafa being such a fighter instead of being an incredible tennis player. I hope it's a good book and gives Rafa due credit for his amazing accomplishments.
 

Indigo

Professional
This aligns with official retirement in 2024. He will drag this situation until 2024 same as Fed because of sponsors. Then in 2024 he will retire officially followed by biography and other goodies.
 

clayqueen

Talk Tennis Guru
After more than 30 years with The New York Times, Christopher Clarey is leaving his tennis correspondent post to become a full-time book author.
Two years ago, Clarey authored The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer, published in 2021, which became a New York Times bestseller and was translated into 19 languages. Now, he is focusing his energy on writing The Warrior, a biography about Rafael Nadal.
Book of Federer called 'The Master'! Umm :-D
 

clayqueen

Talk Tennis Guru
Clarey's a good writer and certainly knows his tennis, but I fear his sycophancy about Federer won't allow him to be objective about Rafa. The title of the book, The Warrior makes me think he's going to fall back on his usual meme about Rafa being such a fighter instead of being an incredible tennis player. I hope it's a good book and gives Rafa due credit for his amazing accomplishments.
Totally agree.
 

vernonbc

Legend
Book of Federer called 'The Master'! Umm :-D
Not just 'The Master'. The whole title is The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer :rolleyes:

That's why I said upthread that I was worried about his objectivity about Rafa. Clarey has worshipped at the altar of Fed for many years.
 
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