A scintillating account Nathan compellingly chronicles how Alcaraz and Sinner began to flourish as the previous era of tenniss Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal) receded Throughout, Nathan provides exceptional commentary on how the pair operates as foils in both style of play and temperament. This gripping chronicle of a new frontier in the game aces it. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)
Giri Nathan is the best tennis writer in America. When too many of us are busy looking back at the era that's ending, he's written a book that looks forward, with optimism and insight, to the era that lies ahead. Changeover is an absolute joy. BRIAN PHILLIPS, New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Owls and senior staff writer at The Ringer
What strikes and delights me about Changeover is the tenderness with which Giri Nathan speaks on the page. The book is warm, inviting, curious, and abundantly caring. HANIF ABDURRAQIB, New York Times bestselling author of There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
A tour de forceas dazzling as any Sinner-Alcaraz match. Stylish, smart, funny, and humane. I'll return to Changeover again and again." LOUISA THOMAS, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Mind and Matter: A Life in Math and Football and staff writer at The New Yorker
Giri Nathan is our best young tennis writer: Avid, shrewd, droll, culturally attuned, searching. Changeover is Nathan in full flight. GERALD MARZORATI, author of Seeing Serena and Late to the Ball
Deftly weaving between awestruck wonderment and playful irreverence, Nathan breathes fresh life into tennis prosejust as Sinner and Alcaraz have done on court, and with just as many jaw-dropping highlights. BEN ROTHENBERG, author of Naomi Osaka
A riveting exploration of the most electrifying new rivalry in tennis. Nathan brings to the page a rare giftsome writerly blend of Alcaraz's creativity and Sinner's precision. Changeover is a triumph. BEN TAUB, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New Yorker
Given how ubiquitous Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have become, its easy to forget the speed with which these players have come to dominate mens tennis Nathan, a co-founder of the sports site Defector, captures the phenomenon astutely. His propulsive book is the first to chronicle the two athletes in such depth. BLOOMBERG, The 10 Best Books of Summer 2025
Award-winning tennis journalist Nathans fresh writing style captures the passion for this sport as he contrasts each players background, temperament, and playing style. BOOKLIST
