My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis and Teamwork

My Dream Time is a memoir that reflects on the author's 20-year journey in tennis, from her first time picking up a racquet to winning the 2022 Australian Open. It explores the power and joy of doing that thing you love, the importance of purpose and perspective, and how to conquer nerves and anxiety, deal with defeat, and succeed.

Format: Hardback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

My Dream Time

I am only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that is young to write a memoir. But it is important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. The timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a five-year-old girl in Ipswich to the night I packed up my tennis bag at Melbourne Park after winning the 2022 Australian Open. Now, I can look back at the 20 years in between and think carefully through the work and the play, the smiles and the tears, and all the people who helped along the way, be it my first ever coach, Jim Joyce, or my longtime one, Craig Tyzzer.

My Dream Time follows me on my path to being the best I could be, not just as an athlete but as a person. How do you conquer nerves and anxiety? How do you deal with defeat, or pain? What drives you to succeed – and what happens when you do? The answers tell me so much, about bitter disappointments and also dreams realized – from injuries and obscurity and self-doubt to winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world.

My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you. It is about the importance of purpose – and perspective – in our lives.

Weight: 688g
Dimension: 162 x 242 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008543143