Changeover, Giri Nathan
Changeover, Giri Nathan
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Changeover
A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis

Author: Giri Nathan

Narrator: Aden Hakimi

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/19/2025


Synopsis

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The story of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and their epic new rivalry, as told by “the best tennis writer in America” (Brian Phillips, The Ringer).

For more than two decades, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer dominated men’s tennis so thoroughly that it became difficult to imagine how the game would keep its shine once they retired.

Then came 2024—the first year since 2002 that none of them won a Grand Slam tournament—and a technicolor future was revealed. The major titles were divided between a pair of prodigies in their early twenties: the effervescent showman Carlos Alcaraz, whose infinite variety of shots won him the French Open and Wimbledon; and the relentlessly cool Jannik Sinner, whose power and precision secured him the Australian Open and US Open even amid a doping controversy. Though other young contenders jostled for the spotlight, and Djokovic tried to hold his ground, the transcendentally gifted Alcaraz and Sinner just kept installing their new regime.

Punctuated with humor, brimming with insight, and rooted in a true fan’s love of the game, this work of elevated sports journalism is a captivating primer to the rivalry poised to define the next decade of the sport.

About Giri Nathan

Giri Nathan is a staff writer and cofounder at Defector Media. His writing has appeared in New York magazine, The Washington PostThe Guardian, The New York TimesNational GeographicThe New Yorker, and The Believer. He is the senior correspondent at tennis outlet The Second Serve. In 2022, he received the Tom Perrotta Prize for Tennis Journalism. His work was selected for the 2025 editions of The Year’s Best Sports Writing and The Best American Food and Travel Writing. Follow him on X @GiriNathan for his latest stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Erin on September 02, 2025

with the us open going on i had tennis on the mind (more specifically, sinner and alcaraz on the mind, as their sheer ability continues to blow my mind). and this book is a quick, fun, and surprisingly lyrical depiction of these two rivals’ rise from promising prospect to world no. 1 and 2, respecti......more

Goodreads review by Brian on August 21, 2025

Nathan is able to vividly bring the matches he is describing into real life. It feels like you are sitting in the umpire’s chair as you read. Excellent foray into the life of two distinct yet strikingly similar world class athletes. Great read for the most casual to die hard of tennis fans!......more

Goodreads review by Leslee on September 09, 2025

Changeover by Giri Nathan was a fascinating read—even for someone like me who knows absolutely nothing about tennis! Nathan, an award-winning tennis writer, expertly captures a major turning point in the sport: the end of an era dominated by the legendary “Big Three”—Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, an......more

Goodreads review by Sophia on September 15, 2025

Great insight into the landscape of tennis currently. 🎾 We are in the Sincaraz era but before that, we had the Big Three. Oh, and Meddy, I suppose 🐙 VAMOS & FORZA......more

Goodreads review by Angela on August 15, 2025

Ok so. Giri gave me an advance copy and I immediately proceeded to tear through it. I’ve been reading at a slow pace all summer but this was the exception mostly bc I lowk couldn’t put it down?? I teared up multiple times and also actually laughed out loud at least once a chapter. So impressed by hi......more