Jul 01, 2018
98 min
Full-HD

Strokes of Genius (2018)

The film intertwines Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's lives with their famed 2008 Wimbledon championship - an epic match so close and so reflective of their competitive balance that, in the end, the true winner was the sport itself.

Category

Documentary History

Country

United States of America United Kingdom

Companies

Amblin Television The All England Lawn Tennis Club Rock Paper Scissors Tennis Channel

Roger Federer

Self

Rafael Nadal

Self

John McEnroe

Self

Björn Borg

Self

Chris Evert

Self

Martina Navratilova

Self

Paul Annacone

Self

David Law

Self

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