Netflix has stopped production of the tennis documentary Break Point after two seasons. The underwhelming series has lagged behind its equivalents in Formula One and golf in terms of viewing figures and access. A missed opportunity for the sport. thetimes.co.uk/article/netfli…
"Takes some skill to make golf more exciting to watch than tennis":Tennis fans not shocked as Netflix Break Point shelved after two seasons
Tennis NewsMonday, 11 March 2024 at 01:00
Tennis fans
reacted with surprise to the cancellation of the Netflix series 'Break Point'
after two seasons and declining viewership. The series was conceived in 2022
following the success of the documentary series 'Drive to Survive,' which
follows Formula 1.
The same
producers were hired to cover the ATP and WTA Tour, offering an insider's look
for fans. The first part premiered in January 2023, just days before the
Australian Open, and followed several players throughout the previous season.
One of the
issues with the series was the absence of the biggest stars from both tours,
leaving fans wanting a closer look at players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael
Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, and others.
The first
season featured Matteo Berrettini, Alja Tomljanovic, Nick Kyrgios, Stefanos
Tsitsipas, Paula Badosa, and Ons Jabeur, among others. The second part
premiered in June of the same year.
In the
second season, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Aryna Sabalenka, and
Maria Sakkari were added to enhance the documentary's appeal, but it still
wasn't enough to captivate fans. This led to Netflix's decision to halt the
production of 'Break Point' after two seasons, sparking reactions from
disappointed fans:
Many
expressed their disappointment, although some also acknowledged that the
cancellation was not a surprise, as the series was never well-received in light
of fans' expectations:
Netflix should have secured some bigger names, the upcoming ones seem good but not …had we gotten some Nadal one season and Djoker another season…that would have secured the ratings, even doing a recent retiree would have been good…a mom coming back…the vision was too small
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Definitely a missed opportunity, tennis players are very competitive hence the result.
only second and third tier players featured. Nothing worse than third party embarrassment for the viewer.
Every time I watched it I realized how much more excited watching an actual match would have been. A bit of a fail but it was promising! They should have left significant others out of it and just focused on the players and the sport.
if you doing 2022 season and Iga Świątek has HALF of episode, you are doing it wrong ;) it was one of the best run of WTA EVER, one of the best periods of women’s sport history and they choice Ajla and Mateo 🤪 it was a choice (now they are 3 breakups later and nobody cares xD)
Not enough interesting personalities. Not about manufactured personalities, but true personalities like the Williams Sisters. Very compelling story, charismatic, fighters, barrier breakers, outsiders. Not many like that on tour.
Compared to the first series the 2nd was poor. It’s the personalities that are needed. Not the big names. The producers failed to realise this. I don’t play or like golf but I really enjoyed the golf equivalent to Break Point.
I watched a two episodes and unfortunately it was not compelling enough & there was nothing really to pull you in and stick around
They chose players to follow and no Iga, Djokovic, Sinner, Rybakina, Medvedev, minimal Coco, Alcaraz. But the Zverev ep was a huge and biased turnoff. Sabalenka was their only big winner. Do their other sports shows follow individuals in the same way?
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