Break Point (2023) s01e07 Episode Script

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One set all.
This match is all
being played to the Kyrgios tune.
And Tsitsipas is the bad guy now.
- It was an insane match.
- We're here to play tennis.
- Unbelievable.
- It's a fucking joke, man.
Kyrgios should be defaulted.
The tennis world's kind of painted me
as this crazy villain.
The amount of shit
the tournament's gonna get after this.
- I don't need to hear it.
- Ridiculous from Kyrgios.
But I love that.
I thrive in those moments.
I thrive in the chaos.
I love to see when my opponent is more
focused on me than the actual tennis.
- Hard to say what to say.
- It's drama.
One code violation apiece,
and one set apiece, and on we go.
He's missed a few
of those forehands today.
Game, Kyrgios.
Tsitsipas is losing it again.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Right. So, there we are.
Second code violation,
point deduction for Tsitsipas.
He was too much for me.
All that anger built up so much.
He could have got
a default there, 'cause he hit that hard.
Set point.
There it is. Kyrgios has this third set.
It really is a crucible in there now.
The noise from the spectators.
They are loving this.
You're all over him, mate.
Use it. Let's go!
Mishit there from Tsitsipas.
Yeah!
And Tsitsipas
hasn't played particularly well.
Match point.
Game, set, match, Kyrgios.
Three sets to one.
6-7, 6-4, 6-3, and 7-6.
Could have been
a great match to watch,
but unfortunately it got ruined
and turned into a silly circus show.
I'm very sad as well that it escalated
that way and I ended up getting angry.
I can't wait
for this press conference, bro.
Sheesh. I cannot wait.
I don't think he can play
without having a circus around.
- What did I do?
- Verbal abuse?
Yeah, and I'll get fined for that.
Why would I need to apologize?
It's constant bullying.
That's what he does.
I'm not sure how I bullied him.
To say I bullied him, that's just soft.
We're not cut from the same cloth.
He was probably bullied at school himself.
You don't know what's behind
I don't like bullies.
Everything I did worked.
I'm not going out there to be his friend
and say: "Beautiful shot, Stefanos."
No, that's not what I want to give to it.
I'm just going to be myself.
Nick Kyrgios brought tennis
to the lowest level.
Manipulation, abuse,
aggressive behavior to umpires
- Oh, my God.
- Is your phone blowing up?
Yeah. I don't wanna look at it,
to be honest.
Seeing these comments,
they just stay with me, it's nuts.
- It's crazy.
- Yeah.
Anyways, you won today,
and that's the most important thing.
Rafa Nadal,
you just can't take your eyes off him.
Yet to lose a Grand Slam match this year.
Djokovic, six times
champion. Three in a row here.
Beating Novak at Wimbledon,
probably the highest mountain
to climb for any tennis player.
Ready? Play.
On the women's side,
as the tournament goes on
it's up for anyone's taking.
Game, set and match, Rybakina.
Still not really sure
who's gonna be holding that trophy.
Yes!
Game, set, match, Tomljanović.
But there's one person
that comes to mind.
World number two, Ons Jabeur,
really has been taking
the tennis world by storm.
Ons Jabeur has yet to drop a set.
Wow. Incredible from Ons Jabeur.
Game, set, match.
And surely now,
the favorite to be here next weekend.
She can go all the way.
Did you hear someone
open the champagne on the court?
Life is good, you know.
Ons Jabeur blazed a trail to victory.
Definitely my life changed
after Madrid in a good way.
Right after Madrid, she follows up
with another finals in Rome,
then coming to grass, winning Berlin.
It's great to just be
in the spotlight sometimes.
That's really lovely.
I'm gonna take a few
Oh, you're a nice photographer.
Usually they're
International companies
that were not interested before,
now they are interested
because she's a global icon.
They're nice?
Thanks, nice to meet you.
Ons winning Madrid,
being the first African player
to win such a title,
it's a piece of history.
I think that's the reason
why the greatest of all time,
Serena Williams, chose her.
We are bathed
in sunshine today in Eastbourne,
and we get to see the return
of one of the sport's all-time greats,
Serena Williams.
It's crazy, you know.
Why me, from all the players?
Imagine being asked to play doubles
out of the blue by Serena Williams.
Serena Williams! Serena!
She chose a girl from Tunisia.
Her story's really inspiring.
She gave a lot of women a voice.
To be able to play next to her pushes me
to do better and maybe tell my own story.
Maybe it's my time.
Game, set, match,
Jabeur-Williams.
Ons, she was really playing so good.
I was looking at her like,
"Wow, this is great."
You guys are getting
the hang of this.
I'm getting used to this, really.
Serena,
you have to come to Tunisia.
I already invited Venus.
She told me she loved traveling.
Be careful,
'cause I'm gonna take you up on that.
- You gonna show me a good time?
- Yes.
We're gonna come.
We're gonna live our lives.
My three goals for this season
is to be top five,
to win more titles
and to win a Grand Slam.
Check: top five. Check: more titles.
No check: the Grand Slam. But soon.
You're doing well
the last couple of years.
And also you're representing,
like, a continent.
I've honestly felt the pressure,
like Billie Jean King said.
- Pressure is a privilege.
- Yeah, it is.
Nothing is impossible.
You need to keep dreaming.
I have one dream in my mind now.
A Grand Slam.
- Which one?
- Wimbledon.
I know.
Wimbledon is the big, big dream
that I had since I was six years old.
It's literally the reason
why I started to play tennis.
We're into the last eight
on the women's side of the championships.
At the sharp end of the tournament,
a place in the final four is up for grabs.
Ons Jabeur has
never made it through to the semi-finals
of a Grand Slam.
She's hoping to become
the first Arab woman to do that today.
- So we want you to win this now.
- I'll try my best. Just for you.
Just for me
and ten million girls in Africa.
- No pressure.
- No pressure.
There is a big sense of Wimbledon
being her tournament this year.
I'm feeling more nervous,
because I never went past
the quarterfinals before.
Thank you.
Oh, my God!
To be a favorite, there is like two sides.
The good one is, like, you're on the top
and people think that you could win.
The other one is, like,
the pressure to win every match.
It's a big deal.
I'm very aware that
the next step is a tough one.
If you asked me if I'd be here months ago,
I would say, "Probably not gonna happen."
I just didn't believe in myself enough,
but it's a completely different mindset,
because I wanna win,
and I believe I can do it.
When you play, you'll not be stressed,
you'll be enjoying the moment
and how you play and enjoying yourself
Players like Elena
The longer the tournament goes,
the better she gets.
But at the same time, the quarters
of Wimbledon are a first for her.
Well, this is my second time.
First matchup today,
Ajla Tomljanović
takes on Elena Rybakina.
Ajla started
a lot stronger, really taking it to Elena.
She is looking
a dominant force now, Rybakina.
Big hitting, great shot.
Rybakina is
in the driver's seat right now.
Game, Rybakina.
Match point.
Game, set and match.
What a serve she's got.
Two sets to one.
Thank you so much.
Ajla, she played really well,
she was defending really good.
That really
was a great effort from Ajla.
All I could do is just fight
till the end, which I did.
I don't know what else I could have done.
- Good job, Ajla.
- Thanks.
Novic, you know what Americans will say?
I'm really not in the mood
for you like to be hyper and stuff.
No, I know, but it doesn't matter.
I will do me.
Hey. Hey. Voilà.
Ajla
So, you did You played good.
Yeah, well, my perspective is
that I played a few loose games
and lost my place in the semis,
so that's my perspective.
I'm angry, because I felt like it could
have been me, but just wasn't meant to be.
I'm really proud of you.
Mentally and emotionally, she has gotten
to another level and she's stronger now.
This is the most I've been
in love with tennis in a long time.
There's more to come from Ajla.
Quarterfinal matchup on Centre Court.
Walking on the Centre Court,
I feel a lot of pressure.
I'm trying to focus on myself,
focus on my game.
What a start the Czech has made.
Game and first set, Bouzková.
We're watching the world
number two not performing.
Game, Jabeur.
Ideal response from the Tunisian.
Bravo!
She does live for the show.
And right now, she ís the show.
Oh!
Wizardry. It's been a fabulous contest,
and Ons Jabeur will serve
for a place in the semi-finals.
Game, set, match, Jabeur.
Two sets to one.
3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
A simply stunning
performance from Ons Jabeur.
I know the public love an underdog story,
but I love a top dog story.
To perform when you're expected to perform
is so much more difficult.
I'm like, "Oh, my God, did I just do
something that I never did before?"
Easy, Karim, easy!
- Are you out of your mind?
- I'm not normal, Ons.
She's always complaining
when I stretch her.
- He thinks I'm a ballerina.
- Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
Breathe.
He's killing me, he's killing me.
She took a picture
of the Wimbledon trophy
and she put it in her iPhone background.
And she was like, "I'm gonna
win Wimbledon, I'm gonna do it."
Do you have any comments
on the allegations?
Is it a distraction to you?
We have some big breaking news regarding
Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nick Kyrgios.
Tony, what's the situation?
Nick Kyrgios has been charged with
allegedly assaulting his former partner.
Nick, when did you hear
you've been summoned to court?
Your barrister said you take
the allegations seriously.
Can you confirm that to us?
The alleged offense carries
a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
Mr. Kyrgios is currently scheduled to
compete at the quarterfinal at Wimbledon.
Regardless of what happens here, though,
he will be returning to Australia
to formally answer
what is a very serious allegation.
We need to ask you if you have
any response to the court summons
and how the whole situation
has affected you.
Yeah, obviously, I have a lot of thoughts
and a lot of things I want to say.
You know, my side about it,
but I've been advised by my lawyers
that I'm unable to say anything
at this time.
Welcome back for
an eagerly anticipated Men's quarterfinal
between Chilean Cristian Garín
and an Australian, Nick Kyrgios.
And he's looking for his first ever
Grand Slam semi-final.
It's hard to focus on the fact
that we're at quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Let's just try and get through this.
The first seven points
in this first set won by Cristian Garín.
- Game, Garín.
- Fuck!
Game, Garín.
Someone get up on the second serve!
Say something!
And Kyrgios barking away
at his support crew in the box.
Give me something. There's five of you.
You have to be really strong
to sit in that box.
You're sitting down, I don't get it.
If you're distracted in some way,
he'll just pick up on it
and he'll target you straight away.
You're distracted,
the whole game. Not one thing.
Let's go!
Set point for Kyrgios.
Let's go!
Game and first set, Kyrgios.
A lot going on
in Kyrgios' life at the moment.
It's a distraction
he wouldn't have wanted.
He's trying to relieve himself
of that pressure.
When the stakes are high,
that's when it starts to erupt.
Stand up at every point.
Every point here.
Every point you should be up.
Someone that I love is screaming
at me even though I'm supporting him.
Give me something. God!
Stay fast, mate. Come on!
Set point.
Game and second set, Kyrgios.
The amount of anxiety
going around my mind is intense.
- Out!
- Well done, guys.
They're the only people I trust.
Like, I need your energy right now.
It helps.
Like, I need to hear something.
Go, Nick!
Every time I got out on the tennis court,
I carry everything
that I've gone through with me.
Match point.
Game, set, match, Kyrgios.
For the first time ever,
moves into a Wimbledon semi-final.
He's taking it all in.
I was just sitting there
pretty much in tears,
just the whole disbelief
of every kind of thing I've gone through.
I just looked in my box and I was like,
"We've done it."
I just never thought I'd be
at a semi-final of a Grand Slam.
Honestly, I thought my ship had sailed.
There might be a wrong idea
that these occasions don't matter to you,
but it matters to you a lot, doesn't it?
Definitely. I've been playing
since I was seven,
so the semi-final of a Grand Slam,
I'm pretty happy.
One thing I have enjoyed
from Nick Kyrgios today
was admitting how much he cares.
He's respecting the sport.
He's got a chance of being
a Wimbledon champion, a real chance.
- Congrats!
- Oh, I love you.
Nick Kyrgios will be up against
either Taylor Fritz or Rafael Nadal
in the semi-final.
We're going the distance
here on Centre Court again.
Ten-point match tiebreaker.
Oh! Dropping ball.
- Oh, my God.
- Ohh!
Seems like Rafa
is feeling the pain.
Nadal looks troubled here.
- You'd rather play Rafa?
- Yeah.
- Really?
- Yep. Honestly.
I've beaten him before, I feel confident.
Everybody in Centre
on their feet. What a point.
Oh, my God.
This is the best tennis I've ever seen.
He's the greatest of all time.
Oh!
The Grand Slam dream 2022
is still alive for Rafa Nadal.
- Oh, God.
- See you on Friday, Raf.
- Alrighty.
- Nadal plays Kyrgios next.
- Get ready to play with Rafa.
- We'll see.
Though he's come through the match,
I think he's extremely concerned
about the injury.
If anything's gonna get you going,
it's playing Kyrgios.
Bro, tennis is gonna hype this match up.
Rafael, you've got
something to share with us.
Yeah, well, good evening.
Unfortunately, as you can imagine,
I am here because I have been suffering
with a pain in abdominal.
It's obvious that if I keep going,
the injury is gonna be
worse and worse and
So, I have to pull out
from the tournament, no?
- Thank you very much.
- Okay. Thank you.
It's a real blow.
Bad for Nadal,
it's bad for the tournament.
Yeah, very disappointing.
I was like, "Whoa, shit.
Nick's gonna be the Wimbledon finalist."
Nick Kyrgios will be in
the main interview room immediately.
Obviously very surprised.
All I could think about was the final,
how I'm gonna go about it.
It's something I've never done before.
Nadal's withdrawal
means Kyrgios gets catapulted
straight into the final
against Novak Djokovic.
Physically dominant.
Mentally tougher than everyone else.
Novak, he's the master of the game.
There's a headline
in the Telegraph that said,
"It's Wimbledon's worst nightmare."
What's your reaction to that?
Look, it's not the way I wanted
to get to the final, but it's exciting,
you know, to say that I have a chance
to play for a Grand Slam singles title.
I'm just ready to go.
Welcome back to the Centre Court.
Semi-finals day.
Forty-love.
After an hour and 40 minutes,
the number-three seed
serving for a place in the final.
Game, set, match, Jabeur.
Ons Jabeur.
The first African woman in the Open era
to reach the Wimbledon final.
And Ons Jabeur, probably the most gifted
woman tennis player on the planet.
Just can't believe
that I'm steps away
from getting the title
that I always wanted.
Ons Jabeur
is headed to her first major final.
The Tunisian sensation
continues to be "Ons-stoppable."
We love you, Ons! We're very proud of you!
Ons has always been asked:
"What is it like to play with the weight
of a nation on your shoulders?"
She's always said:
"It inspires me. It's not a weight."
Ons, you're the champion, inshallah.
God bless you.
She's very popular.
She's the Minister of Happiness.
But there's a lot riding
on her shoulders.
She's the favorite to win
the biggest match of her career.
Ons is bringing the light,
the inspiration.
Can you imagine an African Arab woman
winning a Grand Slam?
Like, something big, not only for Tunisia,
but for the whole sport in the world.
Welcome to Centre Court.
The lines have been marked out.
It's pristine. We're ready.
It's a strange feeling
on Finals Day.
It has a sense of gravity, you know?
You can kind of feel the weight
of the history of the game.
It's the ultimate prize in tennis.
You'll always have that title.
For the rest of your life,
you'll be known as a Wimbledon champ.
And nobody can take it away from you.
The conditions are perfect
for these championship finals.
Tom Cruise is here as well.
Maverick himself.
Ons Jabeur, who
really is coming into this Wimbledon final
as the favorite.
I can't believe that I'm here.
This is the moment that I've been
waiting for my whole life.
Everything that
I've been working hard for.
I want that title so bad.
Elena Rybakina of
Kazakhstan has dominated with her serve,
but it's only the second Wimbledon ever
for the 23-year-old.
Both players are so good,
it comes down to who can handle
the big occasion the better.
The nerves are enormous,
the occasion's enormous,
the first time you're playing in a final.
It's electrifying,
but it's also so intimidating.
First set. Ready?
Out!
I'm feeling really nervous.
I'm feeling a lot of stress
Out!
but at the same time,
I could see that she's also nervous.
The main goal is to impose my game.
Oh, missed.
Whoa, what a shot.
That's a genius at work.
Oh, no!
Hard to believe she missed that.
A surprising miss.
Three set points for Ons Jabeur.
Game and first set, Jabeur.
I'm one set away
from winning a Grand Slam.
This is unbelievable. This is huge.
Time!
Wow.
That serve
just destroyed by Rybakina.
Rybakina hits back.
I'm playing great tennis.
But I'm losing games.
Out!
Game.
The holes for Rybakina.
The header from Jabeur.
Rybakina started to play well.
More aggressive.
Ons's drop shot is only good
if the player isn't prepared for them.
She's getting to them
and she's putting them away!
Set point.
- Oh!
- Game, and second set.
What a way to take it.
I know I have
what it takes to win this match.
The third set is now-or-never time.
Final set.
And now, Rybakina takes it.
My goodness.
Rybakina's gotten used to the slice.
Taste of her own medicine.
And look at Jabeur now.
I'm trying to focus,
get my game back,
not let this final slip away.
And the crowd trying to lift Jabeur.
You can do this.
Don't stop believing.
It's not over until it's over.
And listen to Centre Court,
willing her to turn it around.
Game, Rybakina.
I fight until the last moment.
Game, Rybakina.
Match point.
Game, set and match.
Rybakina two sets to one. 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
What a turnaround in this final.
No dream realized for Ons Jabeur.
And the Ladies Singles
champion for 2022, Elena Rybakina!
It's good experience
And our big objective
is next year.
- [Karim Yes, you're right.
- That's it.
What you're doing, is historical.
Keep working like this.
- Good job, be positive.
- Good job.
How do we learn?
We learn so much from our mistakes.
Good job, just smile.
Definitely hurts a lot.
I was just really convinced
that I could win a Grand Slam.
Nick Kyrgios has a huge chance
of claiming Grand Slam glory.
He's just hours away
from his first Wimbledon final.
I can't imagine
what he's feeling, to be honest.
And I wish I could help him
more out there, but I can't.
It's a big day. So proud of him.
He's got to get out there and do his job.
If it is, it is, we'll be partying.
I think we've got
a fucking good shot, mate.
Welcome to Centre Court.
Hey, Nick. We're rooting for you, my boy.
Come on. I'm here for you, bro.
Yeah?
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
have brought their son George along,
front of the royal box.
Every moment that I've ever had
on a tennis court led to this.
I'm about to play
my first Wimbledon final
against probably
the greatest player of all time.
He's played in, God,
I have no idea how many Slam finals.
Probably like 30, 40.
I'm a kid from Canberra.
I'm not supposed to be here.
But I'm here.
You win this tournament
and you become a tennis immortal.
This is the moment, listening to this.
Nick Kyrgios walking out
for his first Grand Slam final.
I'm here to show that
I'm one of the best players in the world.
And which
Nick Kyrgios will we see today?
Ready. Play.
Just the 32nd Grand Slam
singles final for Novak Djokovic.
Extraordinary numbers, isn't it?
He's on form, Kyrgios.
Oh!
Is that the first underarm serve
in a Wimbledon final?
The Australian
looks like he's having a lovely time.
Game, Kyrgios.
That's the intimidation
factor that Kyrgios brings.
And the three-time defending champion
has lost his serve.
Kyrgios leads 3 games to 2.
Djokovic will be
wondering how to deal with this bloke.
Set point.
That is a great set of tennis.
Not bad for a first go
at a Wimbledon final.
I played lights out.
I played the best first set
I could possibly have played.
Kyrgios has beaten Novak
Djokovic the two occasions they've played.
There can't be many people
with an unbeaten record against Novak.
That is a delicious point!
- Let's go, Nick!
- Let's go, Nick!
Djokovic starting to turn the tables.
He's so mentally
in tune with everything.
What a game!
The standard that you have to play at
to live with Djokovic
in the biggest matches is so high.
Set point.
Game and second set
The second set was extremely tight.
What's gonna be key
here is how Kyrgios reacts to this.
Goddamn!
I got a great start,
it's exactly what I wanted,
but I don't want to be behind
against Novak.
- Fight him, mate, come on!
- Stay tough, Nick! Come on!
Ladies and gentlemen,
please remain quiet during play.
It's a fucking joke!
She's distracting me when I'm serving,
in a Wimbledon final.
There's no other bigger occasion.
You didn't believe me, she did it again.
It nearly cost me the game.
Djokovic remaining composed,
not getting involved
in anything with Kyrgios.
Game, Kyrgios.
Kept his composure
in certain moments
where another player
would have started to panic.
He didn't show me.
Concentration
from Djokovic is phenomenal.
Not getting drawn into
any of these mind games.
Set point.
And that's away.
Djokovic takes the third set.
Djokovic, two sets to one.
I'm getting nervous.
I'll need to stay focused.
Thank you.
Kyrgios certainly
needs to just get a foothold
in the early part of this fourth set.
He's calmer.
You can't rush him.
- Come on, Nick!
- Stay tough, mate.
He's more patient.
You can't teach that.
It comes from experience.
Match point.
Game, set, match. Djokovic.
A seventh Wimbledon,
a 21st Grand Slam
for this superstar player.
Obviously very disappointed.
I felt like the trophy
was definitely attainable today.
First of all, I just want to congratulate
Novak and your team.
You've won this championship
I don't even know how many times anymore.
Obviously,
to all the ball kids, umpires, I know you
and I have a tough relationship at times,
but I thought I'd thank you
for putting up with it.
And then the crowd. It's been an amazing
couple of weeks for me personally.
He grew a lot this year. I didn't think
he'd ever be able to put it together
and make a deep run at a Slam,
and you know, he almost won Wimbledon.
Nick, you showed why you deserve to be
one of the best players in the world.
I wish you all the best, man. I really
I never thought I'm gonna say so many
nice things about you, considering.
Got that under my belt now.
Wimbledon finalist.
I definitely feel more loved
and more, like, appreciated.
I felt like I belonged there.
See ya, Wimbledon.
I've learned a lot of things
from Wimbledon this year.
It was tougher to accept it at the time,
but I had to accept
that I had to lose that final
to maybe have something greater after.
Are you ready?
Here she is, our Tunisian champion,
Ons Jabeur!
I wasn't expecting that much
from Tunisian people,
but people came from everywhere
to come and see me.
God bless you.
The love I receive from
the Tunisian people is more important
than any title in the world.
God bless you all.
Seeing so many people
cheering for you.
For a moment, I felt like a winner.
Let's welcome Ons Jabeur!
New York is so electric.
Yeah!
To be an American
that people are pointing at saying:
"That's our next champion,"
that is paralyzing.
Serena Williams will be playing
the US Open as her final Major.
Wow, I'm playing Serena.
Hey, guys. We are fucked.
You're part of history,
no matter what.
Let's go, Serena, baby!
Serena has the crowd
in the palm of her hand.
Listen to this place!
Nobody wants me to win.
I'm playing the greatest of all time.
I wanna feel like I belong here.