The Tennis Podcast18 Elo 2025

Talking ‘Changeover’ and the Alcaraz-Sinner Rivalry with Giri Nathan

For this episode, Catherine and Matt speak to Giri Nathan, author of a new book called ‘Changeover’, all about the rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

We talk about how their epic match at the 2022 US Open gave Giri the idea for the book, what separates these two from other players in the post Big 3 era, and how Giri went about capturing all the key moments from the 2024 season for the book.

Giri tells the story of his airport encounter with Sinner on the day that Sinner’s doping violation became public, we compare Sinner’s steady rise with Alcaraz’s prodigious results, and there’s consideration of Novak Djokovic’s role in their young rivalry.

Finally, we end with some thoughts about the US Open, and a quick fire round of questions about what the future might hold for these two players and this rivalry.

Changeover is out in the US on Tuesday 19th August and in the UK on Thursday 11th September.

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