Michael Joyce is a twenty-two year-old professional tennis player that Wallace profiles for the sixth essay of the book. During the essay, Joyce competes in the Canadian Open tournament. However, before the tournament even officially begins, Joyce must compete in the qualifying rounds because the wild card spots have all been given away to lower ranked Canadian players by tournament officials. Joyce does not get upset about this injustice because he realizes that getting upset about it will not change anything. Wallace attributes some of Joyce's tennis success to his ability to accept what he cannot change. Joyce easily defeats his opponents in the qualifying rounds, mostly by easily returning their volleys and never allowing them to setup their good shots. Joyce's style of play is called "power-baseline" and is typified by Andre Agassi, who is Joyce's personal hero.
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