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.
Richard Williams er fast besluttet på at skrive sine to døtre, Venus og Serena, ind i historiebøgerne. Richard træner på tennisbaner i Compton og former pigernes ubøjelige engagement og intense intuition. Sammen trodser Williams-familien alle odds.
Få ting kan samle en hel nation omkring tv-skærmene, men det var tilfældet med en tenniskamp i 1973. På den ene side af nettet: Den populære, kvindelige tennisstjerne Billie Jean King, der var træt af, at kvinderne fik mindre i præmiepenge, og som førte an i skabelsen af en liga med bedre forhold for kvindelige spillere. På den anden side af nettet stod den tidligere tennismester Bobby Riggs, der syntes, at kvinderne bare skulle tilbage til kødgryderne, og som så dette som en mulighed for at promovere sig selv, score nogle penge og ydmyge en af de dér højrøvede kvinder. Linjerne var hårdt trukket op, der var meget på spil. Kampen blev set af 50 millioner seere i USA!
Den tidligere tennisstjerne Tony Wendice beslutter sig for at slå sin kone ihjel, dels for at få fat i hendes penge, dels som hævn for at hun tidligere har haft et ægteskabeligt sidespring. Han afpresser en gammel studenterkammerat til at kvæle hende, men da tingene går galt, prøver han at få vendt situationen til sin egen fordel.
Wimbledon-finalen i 1980 står mellem to af tennisverdenens største navne, Bjørn Borg og John McEnroe. Kampen om tennissportens mest prestigefyldte trofæ bliver en sportslig dyst af dimensioner og et møde mellem to yderst forskellige personligheder.
Peter Colt har været en rigtig god tennis spiller engang, nu får han chancen for at være med i alle tennisspilleres drømme turnering Wimbledon på et såkaldt "wildcard". Den pesimistiske Peter, møder amerikas nye tennis stjerne, den unge og charmerende Lizzie, der til Peters store forbløffelse rigtig godt kan lide ham. De to starter en affære, godt skjult for Lizzie's manager/far, og Peter får stor succes i turneringen, hvorimod Lizzie kun lige skraber sig igennem de første kampe. Lizzies far finder ud af hvordan tingen hænger sammen og får sat en stopper for affæren, kan de klare sig i turneringen uden hinanden?
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.
When Paula leaves her mate Pedro, he misses her and looks for comfort with his best friends, Javier and Sonia. Paula is having an affair with Javier. Pedro tries to find who is the secret lover of Paula, and hires a private eye. Meanwhile, while comforting Pedro, Sonia has a one night stand with him and Javier thinks she is cheating on him with her lesbian friend Luzia.
Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court in this engrossing documentary revisiting the record-setting career of one of the all-time greats.
Efter at have overlevet et hjerteanfald indleder en psykiater et forhold til en yngre frisindet tennistræner, der har sine egne hemmeligheder og lyster.
Two twin brothers are living on a different sides of Berlin Wall after being separated after birth.
Det er legenden mod vidunderbarnet, når Rafael Nadal og Carlos Alcaraz mødes i en opvisningskamp.
(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!"
An immersive film essay on tennis legend John McEnroe at the height of his career as the world champion, documenting his strive for perfection, frustrations, and the hardest loss of his career at the 1984 Roland-Garros French Open.
A star tennis player takes revenge on the blackmailers out to ruin his athletic career.
Lively, modern comedy around the escapades and relationships of a well-to-do family.
A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
Biopic about tennis great Maureen Connolly who, as a teenager, was the first woman to win the Grand Slam of Tennis, became world-renowned as "Little Mo," and died of cancer in 1969 at the age of 34.
Alexandra has been playing tennis for as long as she can remember. After years of training under the instructions of her father, Julio (a retired tennis player who intends to relive his victories through his daughter), she has become one of the most promising junior tennis players in the Spanish circuit. During one of the most important tournaments of the 1978 season, the increasing pressure from her father will exert on and off the court will begin to affect her mental health. With the arrival of adolescence and the questions it brings, Alex will realize that, perhaps, this is not her destiny.
Johnny er forlovet med en pige, som forlanger, at han dropper sit drømmejob som DJ i et sports-radioprogram for at arbejde for hendes far i papkassebranchen. Men den pigeglade festabe onkel Terry har andre planer og får snart Johnny med til The Hamptons, hvor hans nevø kan slå sig løs en hel weekend. Den skønne tennistræner Brooke frister Johnny til at spille med på legen og får ham til at tænke over, hvad det betyder at være en "god fyr".