Biggest Rivalries of All Time
Biggest Rivalries of All Time
Biggest Rivalries of All Time is a documentary-style series covering the most epic and dramatic rivalries in women’s sports, hosted by broadcaster Cari Champion. Each season unpacks a rivalry, beat by beat, and explores how it shaped women’s sports, and the larger culture, then and now. Season 1 explores the rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, the two tennis giants who faced eac…Social links:
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Episode 6: End of an Era
Chris has one more shot at beating her rival. Martina goes back home to Czechoslovakia for the first time since she defected 10 years earlier. This last episode explores the end of these two giants’ careers, their rivalry-turned-friendship and their legacy for the sport.
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Episode 5: Tough Loss
Martina is dominant, even as her team is falling apart, and the media is turning her into a villain. On the court, no one can stop her – not even Chris. But Chris is determined to prove to everyone that she is not done. For the first time, she tries changing her game. And the two meet in the final …
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Episode 4: Team Navratilova
After a humiliating loss to Chris, Martina meets someone new – a woman who believes she can transform her. Martina begins to assemble a team of unconventional characters who may be able to help her reach new heights. With their support, she can finally take on Chris. But in the conservative climate…
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Episode 3: Wimbledon
In the world of tennis, Wimbledon is sacred ground. It is the tournament that every great player dreams of winning. When Martina and Chris meet there in the 1978 final, history is on the line. Chris is still dominating, but Martina has been working on her mental game. Can she upset her rival? And w…
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Episode 2: Opposite Ends
In the aftermath of her defection from Communist Czechoslovakia, Martina is feeling lost, both on and off the court. But she and Chris start to become friends, and decide to compete as a team in doubles. Until Chris, concerned her singles rival may be getting too familiar with her game, breaks it o…
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Episode 1: The Open
In the 1970s, Chris Evert is the face of women’s tennis. Female players have just rebelled over equal pay and started their own tour, and Chris is their superstar -- cool, composed and all but unbeatable. But when a young woman from Czechoslovakia shows up, Chris senses that she may have some real …
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Introducing: Biggest Rivalries of All Time
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