Over the past year, the team behind Formula 1: Drive To Survive has been busy producing yet another all-access sporting documentary series for Netflix โ this one about the world of professional tennis. Today, ahead of its recently confirmed premiere date, weโve received the very first full-length Break Point trailer.
โWe are excited to continue bolstering our lineup of sports programming with this behind-the-scenes documentary series,โ said Brandon Riegg, Netflix Vice President of Unscripted & Documentary Series.
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โTennis is beloved all over the world, with high-stakes tournaments hopping across continents and athletes hailing from countless countries.โ
โThrough this historic partnership with the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour, WTA Tour, and ATP Media, the series will be packed with rare access and rich personal stories that are sure to draw in longtime fans and new audiences alike.โ
Hereโs everything we know about the forthcoming binge fodder.
Everything We Know About Netflixโs Break Point So Far
What is Netflixโs Break Point about?
Netflixโs Break Point follows a โdiverseโ group of tennis players both on and off the court โ ranging from Taylor Fritz, Ajla Tomlijanovic, Ons Jabeur, and Iga Swiatek, to Felix Auger-Aliassime, Frances Tiafoe, and Australiaโs very own Nick Kyrgios โ as they compete in โgruelling slamsโ with the hopes of winning a final, and even bigger dreams of becoming world number one.
โBreak Point gets up close and personal with top players on the tennis circuit through an entire year travelling across the globe for all four Grand Slams and the ATP and WTA tours.โ
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โI think itโs going to make a great show, and I think we gave them some good content,โ revealed Canadian talent Felix Auger-Aliassime.
โFor me the main goal is that it can help tennis. It can help tennis overall. That would be amazing if we could see a rise in the number of fans and attention for our sport by airing this series.โ
Frances Tiafoe added: โItโs great for the game, moving the game forward. Iโm happy I was part of it and some other guys got a chance to be part of it as well.โ
Do we know the cast members of Netflixโs Break Point?
So far, players confirmed include Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek and Sloane Stephens, Grand Slam runners-up Nick Kyrgios, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Matteo Berrettini, and Ons Jabeur.
We can also expect appearances from the likes of Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Ajla Tomljanovic, Paula Badosa, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Aryna Sabalenka, and Maria Sakkari, as well as interviews with Paul Annacone, Chris Evert, Patrick Mouratoglou, Toni Nadal, Martina Navratilova, Andy Roddick, and Maria Sharapova.
Sadly, there wonโt be a direct focus on the greats: Serena Williams and Roger Federer, both 41 and recently retired, or Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. At least not in the debut season. Who knowsโฆ they could pull a Mercedes a la Drive To Survive and jump on board for the subsequent instalments.
โItโs hard to imagine another sport which has been so dominated by a handful of individuals for so long,โ executive producer James Gay-Rees (Box To Box Films) told The Associated Press.
โBut they are at the end of the cycle โ barring, obviously, Novak and Rafa, to some extent. The changing of the guard is happening.โ
Gay-Rees added: โThe timing was really good. Because I love tennis, but Iโm like, โWho is Tsitsipas?โ Do you know what I mean? In all honesty. But actually, you realise, โMy God, heโs No. 5 in the world. Heโs a really, seriously, good tennis player and heโs a really interesting guy. And Iโd like to know more about him.โโ
โBecause all Iโve heard for the last 15-20 years is: โRoger, Roger, Roger. Serena, Serena, Serena.โ For a reason, right? Obviously weโre not disputing that, because theyโre legends and icons. But I think it was really exciting shining a light on a new generation.โ
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Netflixโs Break Point Release Date Australia (Episode Breakdown)
The first five episodes of Break Point are scheduled to hit Netflix on January 13th of 2023, coinciding with the 2023 Australian Open. Similar to how Drive To Survive drops in the lead-up to the season opener grand prix.
According to sports journalist James Gray, it all kicks off with the followingโฆ
- Episode 1: Australian Open โ Nick Kyrgios & Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Episode 2: Australian Open โ Matteo Berrettini & Ajla Tomlijanovic
- Episode 3: Indian Wells โ Maria Sakkari & Taylor Fritz
- Episode 4: Madrid โ Ons Jabeur & Paula Badosa
- Episode 5: French Open โ Felix Auger-Aliassime & Casper Ruud
The next batch of episodes โ which examines Wimbledon, Eastbourne, Queens Club, the US Open, WTA Finals, and ATP Finals โ wonโt arrive until sometime in June 2023.
Netflixโs Break Point Trailer
As previously mentioned, Netflix has just dropped the very first full-length Break Point trailer along with the following description:
From the team behind Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Break Point follows a diverse group of tennis players on and off the court as they compete in gruelling slams with hopes of winning a final and even bigger dreams of becoming world number one. Break Point gets up close and personal with top players on the tennis circuit through an entire year travelling across the globe for all four Grand Slams and the ATP and WTA tours.
