Mauro C. Martinez’s latest exhibition with Unit London explores the parallels between an athlete’s training and the artistic series. Focusing on images of tennis, Practice Makes Purrfect, employs the artist’s trademark dark sense of humour alongside a deep dive into ideas of competition and repetition. A transition from Martinez’s last solo exhibition, which contemplated virtual gaming, Practice Makes Purrfect looks to physical sport through the contained narrative of a tennis match. Enhanced by the lack of opponent and crowd, this body of work highlights individual competition, alluding to our sometimes-fraught relationships with ourselves. The shadow of a housecat takes the place of a tennis ball, a comedic reference to this darker side of competition. At the same time, however, Practice Makes Purrfect foregrounds resilience in the face of difficulty as each athlete challenges the prospect of intense competition head on with an ace serve.