What are the best ATP and WTA tennis movies to watch? Here are 6 titles – Varesenoi.it

Cinema has always taken sport into consideration because it is a dimension that has given us the most beautiful stories, myths and legends that have made millions of fans dream and beyond. The tennis bets on the protagonists of the Grand Slam boast an avalanche of records, performances at the limit of the possible and frightening statistics, for lovers of this sport there are many films to watch, both for the men’s ATP category and the women’s WTA.

Woody Allen’s Match Point

Tennis as a life metaphor of the highest cinema that can be impressed on the screen, starting with the director, Woody Allen, who masterfully directs Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Scarlett Johansson, in a deep plot that investigates the complexity of the soul of men and women women. A cynical sometimes cruel story about careerism, sex and greed, which form the subplot of romantic relationships.

Wimbledon, the story of Ivanisevic

Director Richard Loncraine directs Paul Bettany, Kirsten Durst, Sam Naill and Jon Favreu, in a film inspired by the story of tennis player Goran Ivanisevic, Croatian tennis star who won the 2001 Wimbledon edition entering the draw not only as an underdog but with the wild card. He was the first tennis player to succeed in this feat.

The Battle of the Sexes

2017 film that tells of a curious match that really took place, namely the challenge between tennis player Bobby Riggs and tennis player Billie Jean King. The match was played on September 20, 1973 and had a huge media coverage, because the real challenge was between machismo and prejudice, typical of Bobby Riggs’ character, against one of the strongest tennis players in the world, always attentive to women’s rights . To find out who will win, you have to watch this film absolutely.

Final Set

Watching this film is like admiring a kind of Ibrahimovic of tennis on the court, a 37-year-old promise who, despite his physical problems, continues to fight to win Roland Garros and displace all the tennis odds. Released in 2020 directed by Quentin Reynaud, the interpreters are Ana Girardot, Alex Lutz and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Venus and Serena

Here is the story of the strongest sisters of ATP tennis, among the best in the history of this sport, capable of making the most powerful serves in the world. More than a film, it is a documentary that faithfully follows the lives of the two champions in every aspect, on the field during matches, at training, even throwing an indiscreet eye on the romantic relationships and private life of Serena and Venus.

Borg McEnroe

Considered by critics to be the best tennis film, this film recounts the challenges of McEnroe and Borg, the protagonists of Wimbledon 1980. The direction is by Janus Metz and the protagonists who play the two tennis aces are Shia LaBeouf and Sverrir Gudnason, respectively by McEnroe and Borg.