Award-winning poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips chronicles 2017 as seen through the unique prism of its historic tennis season. Along the way, he paints a new portrait of tennis, one that captures not only the emotions, nerves, and ruthless tactics but also the quicksilver movement of victory and defeat, placing that sense of upheaval within a broader cultural and social context. The Circuit will convince you that you don't leave the world behind as you watch tennis—you bring it with you.