Henry Carter Hull

Billie Jean King is the single most important female athlete of the 20th century, winner of 39 Grand Slam titles and a major force in changing and democratizing the cultural landscape. AMERICAN MASTERS looks back to the 12-year-old girl who played tennis on public courts, observed disparity and, as she soared athletically, never stopped trying to remedy inequality. Perhaps best remembered from "The Battle of the Sexes" match vs. Bobby Riggs on Sept....

A memoir in which tennis champion Serena Williams looks back over her life, discussing the challenges she faced growing up in the tough neighborhood of Compton, California, her father's determination to teach her to play, her unorthodox approach to the sport, and her success as an athlete and entrepreneur.

Shares the story of the sisters and tennis stars, including their special relationship as sisters and best friends, their constant training as children, and their incredible success in professional tennis.

Explores the life and achievements of Althea Gibson, the first African-American woman to win the Wimbledon Cup.

Sports agent Myron Bolitar works to reunite client Suzze T, a former tennis star, with her rock star husband, Lex, who has walked away from his very pregnant wife and, unbeknownst to her, is troubled over the failing health of his father and the reemergence of his estranged brother.

A weekend tennis party becomes a study of modern marriage for four very different couples of varying economic, social, and interest levels as together they encounter two days of anger, shock, revelations, and romance.

Rod Laver's memoir is the inspiring story of how a diminutive, left-handed, red-headed country boy from Rockhampton, Australia became one of sports' greatest champions. Rod was a dominant force in world tennis for almost two decades, playing and defeating some of the greatest players of the twentieth century. In 1962, Rod became the second man to win the Grand Slam - that is, winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles in a single calendar...

Follows the public and private events surrounding the rivalry between tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, culminating in their 1973 match.

A documentary about eight competitors in the World Over-80 Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia. They are all in their 80s and 90s; one Australian woman is a centurion. Most of the players have been athletes all their lives, but one woman took the sport up as an octogenarian after suffering a stroke. The advanced masters scene is like those in other sports, with rivalries, egomania and even dirty tricks. Losing doesn't get any less painful...