\n\t\u201cTennis has given me so much, but the greatest battles were never only on the court,\u201d Djokovic said in a statement. \u201cThis documentary is about the moments people didn\u2019t see\u2014the doubts, the sacrifices, and the work of constantly evolving beyond the story so many think they know. I\u2019m proud to share this side of my life with my family, my team, my friends, and the fans who have supported me throughout. Amazon and Jason understood that this was never only a story about tennis, but about the people, values, and moments behind it. The journey has been incredible\u2014but the journey is far from over.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter\u2019<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrime Video<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Novak documentary joins a robust set of new tennis-themed documentaries: at the end of May, Netflix debuted its Rafa<\/a> documentary series on Rafael Nadal, the King of Clay who is second to Djokovic on the men\u2019s all-time Grand Slam win list with 22. Earlier this month, Tribeca Festival hosted the world premiere of Chris & Martina: The Final Set, a documentary about the on-court rivalry and off-court friendship of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. The two champs bonded in part over mutual cancer diagnoses. (In an X\/Twitter post today, Evert revealed her ovarian cancer has returned; she plans to undergo chemotherapy and will miss covering Wimbledon as she gets treatment).<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tBillie Jean King in \u2018Give Me the Ball!\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tESPN Films<\/p>\n \n\tDC\/DOX just screened Give Me the Ball!<\/a>, a documentary about Billie Jean King\u2019s tennis career and immense cultural impact. That film, directed by Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff, premiered in January<\/a> at Sundance. And Andre Agassi is the focus of an upcoming multipart documentary<\/a> from director Chris Smith that\u2019s expected to debut a bit later this year on Apple TV.<\/p>\n \n\tAgassi, Nadal, Pete Sampras, Boris Becker, and Jim Courier are among the tennis luminaries participating in the Djokovic documentary. Jason Hehir\u2019s film is all-access, revealing Novak \u201cbehind-the-scenes\u2026 at major tournaments, his intense training regiment, and softer moments at home with family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\u2018Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter\u2019<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrime Video<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cNovak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter examines what makes this singular competitor tick\u2014peeling back the layers of a man forged in extraordinary circumstances,\u201d notes a release. \u201cBorn in war-torn Serbia, Djokovic grew up amid conflict and financial hardship as his family sacrificed everything to support his tennis career. When he burst onto the professional scene, he was met not with open arms, but with resistance\u2014perceived as an unwelcome intruder disrupting the beloved Federer-Nadal rivalry that fans had elevated to mythic status. Where his predecessors carried themselves with measured grace, Djokovic was raw, passionate, and unfiltered\u2014a player who wore every emotion on his sleeve and whose intensity sometimes put him at odds with the very crowds he performed in front of.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tDirector Jason Hehir<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLisa Aileen Dragani\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated by what drives the greatest athletes, and specifically what motivates them once they\u2019ve reached the pinnacle of their sport,\u201d commented Hehir. \u201cNovak gave us unfettered access to his tireless physical and mental preparation as he competes at the highest level of the sport battling men sometimes half his age. In the process, we got to know him as a father, a husband, a friend and a sometimes maddeningly stubborn polarizing cultural figure. He\u2019s a fascinating person, and I\u2019m excited for audiences to see this exploration of a GOAT at the crossroads in the twilight of a brilliant career.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tPresented by Prime Video Sports, Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter is a Words + Pictures production with Little Room Films, in association with Sweet Relief and Sadoux Productions. The film is directed by Jason Hehir and executive produced by Connor Schell, Libby Geist, Alexa Conway, Aaron Cohen, and Nick Eisenberg of Words + Pictures; Jason Hehir of Little Room Films; Sadoux Kim of Sadoux Productions; and Jeff Blackburn, Alexandra Dell, and William P. Zagger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a big summer for professional tennis, with Wimbledon starting Monday and the French Open recently concluded. 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