Summary
The film will explore the life of Becker, who became a tennis sensation when he won the first of his six majors at the age of just 17 and went on to have a glittering career, including 49 major career titles and an Olympic Gold.
The film will explore the life of Becker, who became a tennis sensation when he won the first of his six majors at the age of just 17 and went on to have a glittering career, including 49 major career titles and an Olympic Gold.
A fascinating character during his sporting career and an even more sensational prospect since, German tennis superstar Boris Becker is a rich subject for a documentary profile like this one. Interviewees including John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic and Bjorn Borg discuss a player who enjoyed an incredible ascent as a teenager and then a rapid decline later on, and a man whose personal and financial troubles have led to notoriety and more than one serious brush with the law. The reasons for all the above are made a little clearer.
role | name |
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Self | Boris Becker |
Self | John McEnroe |
Self | Novak Djokovic |
Self | Björn Borg |
Self | Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro |
Self | Ion Tiriac |
Self | Mats Wilander |
News Reporter | Aaron Sinn |