![INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 04: Gael Monfils (L) and Elina Svitolina attend the Citi Taste Of Tennis Indian Wells on March 04, 2019 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for AYS Sports Marketing)](http://www.changeovertennis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gettyimages-1133747864-1024x1024-150x150.jpg)
Things I Saw Gaël Monfils Do Today in Doubles
Gaël plays doubles. Or is on the court while foibles is happening being Gaël.
![CINCINNATI, OH - AUGUST 19: Simona Halep of Romania returns the ball to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands during the women's final on Day 8 of the Western and Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 19, 2018 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Shelley Lipton/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)](http://www.changeovertennis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/1019519874-1024x1024-150x150.jpg)
Bertens Upsets Halep in Cincinnati
Embed from Getty Images Sports function best in a state of hegemony. Absolute parity in sports makes it hard for fans to get behind a team (or against one), and total dominance has a way of sucking the air out of the room. Rather, that state of having robust rivalries between a few dominant players […]
![during day fifteen of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on June 10, 2018 in Paris, France.](http://www.changeovertennis.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/970724384-150x150.jpg)
On Athletes, Expectations, and Fairness
Some thoughts on an athlete’s responsibility to speak up, and, yet again, equal prize money.
Was That a Good Five Set Match? A Handy Guide for Viewers.
A flow chart for those who wonder whether it was really worth staying up until 1am to see that fifth set.