By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Friday, June 23, 20232023
If there’s one thing that the latest season of the Netflix Break Point reality tennis series proves is that a “Hollywood Ending” in the sport is very hard to produce.
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The series’ second installment follows its selected cast of players through last year’s Wimbledon, US Open, and the season-ending ATP and WTA Finals.
The series kicks off with Nick Kyrgios providing some rather astonishing confessionals about his former private life while he was on his way to reaching the 2022 Wimbledon final.
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Kyrgios, in the first episode admits that 2019 was a low point in his life both professionally and personally as he admitted to suffering from depression, alcoholism and engaged in cutting himself.
So much so that he had to wear a sleeve on his arm during matches to hide his self-abuse. At one point, Kyrgios admitted himself to a London psychiatric hospital after having suicidal thoughts.
Kyrgios, after turning things around his life, recommitted to tennis and fueled himself to reaching the 2022 Wimbledon final, eventually losing to Novak Djokovic after winning the opening set.
While Kyrgios, due to his controversial personality, is presented in some ways as the “main star” of the series, ironically it’s Ajla Tomljanovic, who once dated Kyrgios, who becomes the breakout star in this season.
That’s due to her unexpected yet satisfying run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals that perhaps later foretold her even more significant and historical victory over Serena Williams in the US Open third round, marking the end of Williams’s legendary career.
One thing the series does very well is give the viewer rare behind-the-scenes access to the players off the court, just after a win, or a loss, and how they manage everything with their respective teams.
Break Point: Part 2 is HERE 👇
🎾 @Ons_Jabeur‘s historic @Wimbledon run
🎾 @Ajlatom‘s date with destiny in New York
🎾 @iga_swiatek living up to her World No.1 status at the @usopen
🎾 @SabalenkaA putting the pressure on at the @WTAFinals
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Tomljanovic, just after her win over Williams, is shown in the player’s area, expressing conflicted…
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