Mailbag: Lessons Learned From Netflix’s Canceled ‘Break Point’ The tennis docuseries struggled to capture the inherent drama of tennis. Plus, Novak Djokovic’s shock upset and Rafael Nadal’s next move. Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2024
The week in TV: The Brothers Sun; Criminal Record; Break Point; I Am Andrew Tate – review Michelle Yeoh kicks ass in a breathless Taiwanese gangster comedy; Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo lead a perfectly paced London police drama; and Netflix’s tennis doc returns with a few aces up its sleeve The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024
The problem with Netflix’s Break Point Alexander Zverev’s comeback from injury is featured in the second season of the tennis documentary, despite the world No 7 facing fresh allegations of physical abuse from a former girlfriend and an ongoing court case in Germany The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024
Netflix Renews ‘Full Swing,’ ‘Break Point’ for Second Seasons The two shows brought in plenty of new fans to the sports. Sports Illustrated · Mar 7, 2023
‘There’s a curiosity about what’s behind the curtain’: the rise and rise of TV sports reality shows From surfing and tennis to Formula One and football, TV hopes to lure a younger audience with behind-the-scenes series The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023
Total wipeout: ‘Netflix curse’ strikes tennis players at Australian Open The first grand slam of the year has been nothing short of a bloodbath for the stars of the documentary Break Point – and it’s proving a smash The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2023
Felix Auger-Aliassime's Australian Open exit completes 'Netflix Curse', with all 10 players out before quarterfinals All 10 players who featured prominently in the first run of Netflix's documentary series Break Point before the Australian Open are now out of the tournament before the quarterfinals. ABC News · Jan 22, 2023
The week in TV: The Last of Us; Maternal; The Traitors US; Break Point A zombie apocalypse video game inspires a TV masterpiece; Maternal is like a medical The Split; The Traitors US comes from the same castle but isn’t quite the real deal; and the makers of Drive to Survive take up tennis The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023
Tennis Fans Can’t Stop Talking About The ‘Netflix Curse’ At This Year’s Australian Open And then there was one. Pedestrian.tv · Jan 20, 2023
Djokovic, Federer and Nadal problem the new Break Point Netflix series aims to fix Netflix's Break Point series is focusing on the next generation of tennis stars emerging to take the mantle after a dominant period in the sport from Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal Daily Mirror · Jan 13, 2023
5 best soundbites from tennis' 'Break Point' Netflix series as Nick Kyrgios stars Nick Kyrgios features as one of the most prominent players in the new Netflix tennis series, 'Break Point', but Paula Badosa, Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud also star Daily Mirror · Jan 13, 2023
Break Point review – is tennis boring? This documentary suggests as much This series from the makers of F1: Drive to Survive fails to make the racket sport seem interesting – despite exclusive access to bad boy Nik Kyrgios The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023
Break Point review: Netflix documentary offers captivating look at brutal and lonely world of tennis Produced by the team behind Formula One’s ‘Drive to Survive’, the first five episodes of its debut season feature the often overlooked next generation of players rather than the sport’s legendary figures – but it makes for a compelling watch The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
Can Netflix’s Break Point revitalise tennis? As the sport’s most decorated players bow out, a behind-the-scenes docuseries aims to bring the game to a new generation Financial Times · Jan 13, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Jan 12, 2023 What to Know Before Watching Tennis Docuseries ‘Break Point’ Let’s take a look back at some of the biggest headlines from the first half of the 2022 season.
ABC News · Jan 9, 2023 Nick Kyrgios's breakout year explored in Netflix's Break Point documentary Nick Kyrgios loves entertaining, until he doesn't. He loves the attention, until it becomes too much. So his presence in Netflix's new all-access documentary series was always going to draw the eye.
Sports Illustrated · Jan 9, 2023 ‘Break Point’ Is a Great Glimpse at Tennis ... If You Aren’t a Tennis Fan Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’–style tennis docuseries does an admirable job of highlighting life on tour for players on the rise, but if you’re already a devotee of the sport, you probably won’t learn much from it.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 9, 2023 ‘Spiralling out of control’: Nick Kyrgios comes clean to Netflix and confirms comeback Kyrgios will play Novak Djokovic in a game for charity on January 13, the same night the Australian star reveals his ‘chaotic’ past in a new documentary
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023 Zero-sum game: Netflix’s Break Point aces the loneliness of top-flight tennis Watching Nick Kyrgios and other ‘next generation’ stars, life on tour resembles a nightmare more than living the dream