Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.
C.C. Baxter arbejder i et forsikringsselskab og udlåner sin lejlighed til sine kollegers udenomsægteskabelige affærer. Han håber på at blive forfremmet, og lader derfor gerne sin chef Sheldrake fornøje sig i lejligheden. Men Baxter kommer i et stor dilemma, da det viser sig, at chefen har en affære med elevatorpigen Fran, som han selv er forelsket i. Skal han risikere sin forfremmelse til fordel for pigen, han elsker?
Gary er en overentusiastisk pedel, der får til opgave at træne en sølle flok tennisspillere til et vigtigt tennismesterskab. Den bralrende og hæmningsløse træner er fuldstændig forhippet på at inspirere staklerne til, ikke bare at vinde, men os at tro på sig selv. Og selvom taktikken ikke altid er lige efter bogen, som når han motiverer stjernespilleren med en stripper før kampen, så har han hjertet på det rette sted.
(Long Synopsis) "When former tennis pro Owen “Game Set” Match gets fired from his cushy job instructing at the affluent Fountain Club, he’s forced to take a position at the gritty public courts of the Derby City Recreation Center. There he contends with his new co-workers, a ragtag group of tennis pro misfits; his boss Sherry, a strong-willed, single mother; and her son Jake, a goth teenager and secret tennis hopeful. Slowly Owen begins to win over his colleagues, mend his broken friendships and help Jake fix his serve … and develops a romantic connection with Sherry, despite her insistence that she doesn't date tennis pros. Just when things seem to be looking up, Owen’s former boss and court nemesis challenges the Derby City club to a showdown in the annual Combo Cup tennis tournament. As he leads his team of oddball amateurs, Owen learns the most valuable lesson of all … On the court or off, everyone deserves a second chance!"