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Tribeca, in partnership with ESPN Films, has announced a summer sale offering for the first time a handful of independent sports films to over 40 million homes via VOD.

Now in play and running through May 1st, Tribeca, with partner ESPN, present a compelling and diverse slate of sports documentary films in its 10th annual gathering throughout New York City.

Authors Tobias Moskowitz and Jon Wertheim present an intriguing guide to a wide array of both complex and heretofore seemingly mundane topics that go far beyond the scoreboard to help fans get at the truths of sports

The first time Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova stepped onto a tennis court together, the world scarcely noticed. Only a few hundred spectators saw the pert 18-year-old beat the scrappy 16-year-old Czech in 1973.

“I remember that she was fat,” Evert recalled. “She was very emotional on the court, whining if she didn’t feel she was playing well. But I remember thinking, if she loses weight, we’re all in trouble.”

The American leg of the tennis grand slam begins play today on the hard courts of the USTA National Tennis Center in New York.

On the men’s side, history and Roger Federer once again is the lead story.

There have been relatively few movies using tennis as a backdrop but in this 2004 film, now out on DVD, the filmmakers of this romantic comedy used perhaps the sport’s most iconic event to tell their story.

Peter Colt (Paul Bettany) once ranked among the Top 20 in the world, has slipped to 119th and is heading into his last Wimbledon tournament and venturing out of a pro playing career when he runs into Lizzie Bradbury (Kirsten ), a rising star and somewhat bad girl of the ladies tour.

With the news that defending champion Rafael Nadal had to withdraw due to tendonitis in his knees, this year’s Wimbledon opens up the men’s singles a bit.

The grass court grand slam tournament which begins tomorrow will definitely have a different spin with the brilliant Spaniard out.

Switzerland’s Roger Federer beat surprise finalist Robin Soderling of Sweden, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 on Sunday to win the French Open.
By adding the French title to his five apiece from Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and three from the Australian Open, one of the sport’s greatest players has joined an exclusive club. He became only [...]

The tennis world’s toughest two week test on clay begins today at venerable Roland Garros in that city of lights, Paris, with the 119th edition of the French Open.

The key story for the singles scene this year focuses on both world no.1’s for different reasons as they each aim for the premier championships on their favorite surface.