Tsitsipas and Ruud hope Netflix show 'Break Point' will have huge impact
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud hope that Netflix's 'Break Point' will help tennis to become even more recognized worldwide.
Netflix has already enjoyed plenty of success with 'Drive to Survive,' which is a similar show to 'Break Point,' but instead of the tennis players, Formula 1 drivers are in the spotlight. It made the F1 incredibly more popular, with the sport gaining millions of fans.
Now, tennis players are hoping that 'Break Point' could have similar success and impact on their sport. Tsitsipas will be one of the players whose life will be shown in the show, and he recently spoke about what he hopes the show brings.
"Fans are going to get a much deeper understanding of our sport and our lifestyles, something that is not easy to present. You need a lot of footage and coverage, and you need to develop a level of intimacy with the players to allow them to let you into the journeys and experiences they have. I feel fortunate to be one of the subjects for something like this."
"I'm not sure how much will be shown because I really don't know, but if it focuses more on other players’ lives, I'll still be happy and interested to watch because it will show people how difficult it is to be a tennis player. All people see is the glamour and success, but there is way more than that behind the scenes."
Ruud is another player who will be part of the show. The Norwegian player admitted that he didn't show 100% of his private life, but he tried to be transparent.
"I’m excited to watch it. I didn't bring [the camera crew] along to all my private stuff, to hotel rooms and things like that, I’ve tried to keep it professional, I wasn’t too comfortable bringing them all the places. Some players have, some haven’t so we’ll see a bit of a mix of everything."
