Giri Nathan, CHANGEOVER: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Zibby interviews “the best tennis writer in America,” Giri Nathan, about THE CHANGEOVER, a gripping, scintillating account of the pivotal generational shift happening in men’s tennis. Giri shares his experience following rising stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner during the season that saw them split the four major titles, offering fans a rare inside look at their growth, challenges, and personalities. He also discusses the end of the Federer-Nadal-Djokovic era and the pressures of fame on young athletes, and then shares how he balances reporting with new parenthood and what it’s like to cover the game he loves.
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| 1:47.5 | Gary Netan is the author of Changeover, a young rivalry and a new era of men's tennis. |
| 1:53.9 | Kiri is a staff writer and co-founder of Defector Media. |
| 1:57.7 | His writing has also appeared in publications, including New York Magazine, The Guardian, |
| 2:02.0 | the New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and the New Yorker. He is a senior |
| 2:06.7 | correspondent at the tennis outlet, The Second Serve, and a regular guest on tennis podcasts. In |
| 2:12.8 | 2022, he received the Tom Perota Prize for tennis journalism. Changeover is his first book. |
| 2:19.1 | Welcome, Giddy. |
| 2:20.2 | Thank you so much for coming on to LeVoc to talk about Changeover. |
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