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Born in Czechoslovakia, the daughter of tennis player Melanie Molitor, tennis determined Martina Hingis’ life early on. Tennis training begins at the age of two and she plays her first tournament at the age of four. At 12, she becomes the youngest player to date to win a junior Grand Slam title. At 16, she became the youngest player ever to win the Australian Open. Her name was number one in the world rankings for 209 weeks.
Supported by the classification of experts and companions such as John McEnroe, Monica Seles or Roger Federer, Martina Hingis speaks from her own perspective and gives deep insights into her life and the world of women’s tennis.
Martina Hingis is an absolute world star of the sport. But if you mention her name in her home country of Switzerland, you also get reactions like: “Oh, the one with the strict mother” or “Oh, the one with the doping”. Their unbelievable sporting achievements sometimes take a back seat. Reason enough to take a closer look at this documentary. And once you delve into this fascinating story, beyond tennis, you come across some universal questions about parenting, growing up and what ultimately makes a happy life.
Martina Hingis and her mother come from what was then communist Czechoslovakia. Melanie Molitor, her mother and trainer, saw sport as a way to enable her daughter to live a life of freedom beyond the Iron Curtain. There was a culture shock in her new home in Switzerland. What was normal under communism, the duo’s ambition and iron discipline, often caused a lack of understanding in Switzerland. At that time it was not common to work with children in such a professional way.
The film is also a story about a mother’s relationship with her daughter and her unconventional path, which is very different from the collective perception. Despite all odds, how did this duo manage to make Martina one of the best players of all time and still maintain a close family relationship to this day?
Soon on TV
2023-07-21 23:00:51
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