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 SCENE 1

Zoom up on MICHAEL. He has a die in his

hand. And sheets of paper And a pencil in front
of him. He rolls the die. He spaks half to
himself.

MICHAEL

6 for Chanda Rubin....

Rolls again

4 for Martina Hingis. So, the first set is 6-4 Rubin! This is shaping up to be a possible
upset. Rubin is a solid player and quite capable of it, but to upset Martina Hingis!! Would
be a big win here at the French Open.

Rolls again
Second set. Rubin gets 6!

Rolls again
And Hingis gets 6! A tiebreak!

Rolls twice.
Hingis wins the tiebreak! We’re going to a third set. Hingis has the baseline game but
also terrific net skills. She is also number one in the world, so now we go to the deciding
set.

MARTINA HINGIS appears.

MARTINA HINGIS
Hello, Michael.

MICHAEL
Hey, Martina Hingis.

MARTINA HINGIS
How’s it going?

MICHAEL
It’s fine. You’re about to go into a deciding set at The French Open in the quarterfinals
against Chanda Rubin.
 2.

MARTINA HINGIS
Mmm-hmmm. Michael--

MICHAEL
I hope you’re not offended I’m rooting for Chanda Rubin.

MARTINA HINGIS
Well. I don’t know if I’m offended, but...Michael, it’s late.

MICHAEL
I know.

MARTINA HINGIS
It’s very late. How are you still up?

MICHAEL
Iced tea mix.

MARTINA HINGIS
I’m sorry. What is iced tea mix?

MICHAEL
Oh, you can get it at the Shop Rite. You just stir it into water and you get iced tea.

MARTINA HINGIS
And you...had a lot of iced tea?

MICHAEL
No. Just the mix. I eat iced tea mix. It keeps me up.

MARTINA HINGIS
Oh, that seems not great.

MICHAEL
It’s fine.

MARTINA HINGIS
Michael...what is all this? Don’t get me wrong, a young man having strong feelings about
tennis...women’s tennis especially... It’s flattering..

MICHAEL
I’m rooting for Chanda Rubin.

MARTINA HINGIS
(Stings just a little)
Even so...it’s flattering, but what are you doing? It’s one am.
 3.

MICHAEL
(Sighs. He’s annoyed he has to explain)
Listen, I love tennis. But this is like...this is my own creation. It’s an entire tour I’ve
created. I create the tournaments, and then I roll the die, that determines who wins. And
then I do the rankings based on the winners. Do you wanna see? It’s all written down.

MARTINA HINGIS
Michael. You’re fourteen and--

MICHAEL
I’m fifteen.

MARTINA HINGIS
Oof. Ok... Well...I don’t mean to backhand you with this

MICHAEL
Please don’t do puns.

MARTINA HINGIS
(A little WTF, kid)
Ok. You’re fifteen. And you’re up at one in the morning on a school night playing an
imaginary tennis game. I think maybe you should...how do I say this gently...get a life?

MICHAEL
You sound like my mother.

MARTINA HINGIS
Well, your mother is probably right. You’re fifteen. Shouldn’t you be trying to sneak out
of the house... You know..trying to sneak out to see someone you’re dating?

MICHAEL
I’m gay, Martina Hingis.

MARTINA HINGIS
Well, obviously, Michael. You created a women’s tennis league of your own.

MICHAEL
Right.

MARTINA HINGIS
Michael, I came here to tell you, I’m tired. We all are.

MICHAEL
You all?
 4.

MARTINA HINGIS
All of us. Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Justine Henin...we’re all tired. We have
full lives, and then you have us playing in tournament after tournament...frankly often
losing to players we would NEVER LOSE TO.

MICHAEL
Oh. I never thought--

MARTINA HINGIS
Of course not. And we’re not mad. We’re just tired. And if you didn’t eat iced tea mix,
maybe you would be tired too.

MICHAEL
Yeah..I just like this time. It’s quiet, and it’s mine. And I’m in control. And no one’s
crying or yelling, and I just get to think about tennis.

MARTINA HINGIS
Awww...kid. Listen. I get it. You’re figuring it out. And there are plenty of worse things
you could do...

MICHAEL
Did you do stuff like this when you were my age?

MARTINA HINGIS
No, Michael. I was winning major tournaments at your age.

MICHAEL
Right.

MARTINA HINGIS
Listen...can you just lay off the imaginary tennis tournaments for a while. Give us a rest.

MICHAEL
Yeah. I guess so.

MARTINA HINGIS
You’ll find other ways to get through it.

MICHAEL
You promise?

MARTINA HINGIS
Yes, I promise. Now, give me the die, Michael.
 5.

MICHAEL
Ok. Here.

He hands her the die

MARTINA HINGIS
Thank you. Good night, Michael.

MICHAEL
Would you...stay with me until I fall asleep?

MARTINA HINGIS
No. That would be weird.

MICHAEL
Chanda Rubin would stay.

MARTINA HINGIS
Jeez louise, kid. Ok. I’ll stay.

MICHAEL
Thanks, Martina Hingis.

MARTINA HINGIS
You got it, kid.

END OF PLAY?