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Greatest Moments Last 40 Years
The last 40 years of tennis have been a time of major change and drama. The world has seen the rise from obscurity of the woman tennis player, to the introduction of America's sweetheart, and the battles of many players, both on the court and off. Through it all, Tennis Magazine has been there every step of the way. Together with The Tennis Channel, you can experience the last 40 years all over again through the eyes and lenses of Tennis Magazine. Watch as we Chronicle the Sport’s Progress during Open Era through interviews with Chris Evert, Bud Collins, Billie Jean King, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Nick Bollettieri and others.
The debut of Tennis magazine coincided with what has become the modern era of the sport, marked by a clear transition into the Open Era of tennis in 1968, from a previous period when only amateur players were eligible to lace-up for high-profile competitions. From Charlie Pasarell and Pancho Gonzalez to Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi – with attention to Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, and Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe along the way – the show takes viewers on a four-decade study of the game’s development during that time.
Viewers will gain a new perspective on just how dramatic the changes have been in tennis over the past 40 years. True to its name, Tennis Magazine’s Most Memorable Moments offers a unique perspective of the game’s great moments. Instead of relying on the players and competition footage common to sports documentary programs, this special honors the editorial and exciting photographs that have brought the drama and passion of tennis to Tennis magazine readers during the past 40 years. More than 300 photos are used to back the program’s narrative, all but a handful of them pulled from the publication’s archives. The scenes depict moments frozen in time and tennis history, classic snapshots of triumph and defeat both on and off the court.
Though an integral part of the program, the magazine photos are connected with running commentary from a series of well-known tennis faces, among them Evert, King, Jim Courier, broadcaster Bud Collins and celebrated coach Nick Bollettieri, the latter the mastermind behind a pantheon of active and retired Grand Slam champions. The sport’s many changes over the years are retold by those who were at the point of impact, who saw and felt firsthand the results of the initial efforts to market tennis players as media vehicles, for instance, or 1973's classic “Battle of the Sexes” as a reflection of the changing role of women in western society at large. The special also touches upon pieces of widely unknown tennis history, such as the immortal Arthur Ashe collecting a mere $28 as an amateur winner of his first US Open championship.
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