The Fantastic Confabulations of an Ageing Tennis Player

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What happens after the trophies, the fantasies, and the last great match?

In The Fantastic Confabulations of an Ageing Tennis Player, Lord Andrew John Paul George Ringo Murray of Kirkintilloch discovers that his greatest opponent is no longer on the other side of the net — but embedded deep within the systems meant to care for him.

Waking up in a Liverpool hospice after what he believes was a minor tennis injury, Andy is informed that twelve years have passed. Covid has come and gone. Brexit has happened. His club subs have compounded. And someone is very keen to keep him quiet, compliant, and exactly where he is.

As reality blurs into dream, and surveillance drones hum through the corridors, Andy is forced to confront:

• what it means to age in a world that discards its heroes,

• how institutions rewrite personal history,

• and whether love, loyalty, and memory can still stage a comeback.

By turns hilarious, unsettling, and unexpectedly tender, this final volume completes the Confessions arc — from Wimbledon to Melbourne to Paris and finally to Flushing Meadows, where the last match is played not with a racket, but with the truth.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

• satirical sports writing

• unreliable narrators

• dark institutional comedy

• and stories about ageing, obsession, and second chances