Thirty Love

Thirty Love follows Leo Chambers, a successful twenty-nine-year-old American tennis player who has spent most of his career chasing one dream: winning the US Open. Leo was raised and coached by his father, Johnny, a former professional player who once reached the US Open final but never won it. As Leo approaches thirty, he fears that his own chance of becoming a Grand Slam champion is disappearing. The greatest obstacle in Leo’s career is Gabriel “Gabe” Montoya, another American player whom Leo has known since they trained together as teenagers. Their friendship ended after a misunderstanding, and they have spent years treating each other as bitter rivals. Gabe has beaten Leo every time they have played professionally, so Leo is horrified when they are drawn against each other in the first round of the US Open. Gabe defeats him again, ending Leo’s tournament immediately and deepening his fear that he will never achieve his goal. Soon afterward, Leo’s life changes when Johnny suffers a stroke. Although Johnny survives, he must undergo a long recovery and step away from coaching. Leo…