By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, Might 23, 2024
One is a lonely quantity.
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The reigning Roland Garros champion made pals with a well-recognized face in Paris this week.
Buddies fan Iga Swiatek joined forces with actress and Buddies star Courtney Cox on stage and on courtroom for the launch of Past Quantity One, a brand new movie on her life and profession.
Past Quantity One is an eight-and-a-half-minute movie produced by On and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jason Harper, that explores the complexity of being an expert athlete. It showcases how four-time Grand Slam champion finds the energy and drive to imagine in her goals by way of the assistance of all those that have been supporting the 22-year-old throughout her speedy rise to the highest of the sport.
The brand new movie is a part of the Swiss sportswear model’s new collection of brief movies titled “Dream Collectively.”
Swiatek and American Ben Shelton are distinguished On tennis ambassadors and former world No. 1 Roger Federer is a co-owner of On.
To rejoice the movie’s launch, On hosted a group occasion in partnership with the Ace Membership on the Centre Sportif Jean Dixmier in Paris.
Tennis followers, native gamers, and ambassadors got here collectively for a day of tennis on the Parisian clay courts and a shock go to from the queen of clay and star of the movie, Iga Świątek.
The most important shock was for Świątek herself: the Rome champion acquired help from “Buddies” actress and avid tennis participant Courtney Cox.
In 2022, “Buddies”-fan Świątek had commented on a humorous reel exhibiting Cox at tennis coaching: “If we’d play doubles collectively, no-one would have hit you… simply saying.”
On helped flip that concept right into a actuality in Paris.
After presenting the brief movie in an unique preview for current tennis lovers, group members, and the media, Iga and Courteney chatted throughout a Q&A session.
Afterward, and to the delight of greater than 50 company, new pals took to the courtroom for a brief match earlier than Świątek spent a while enjoying with group members as effectively.
A movie crew adopted Iga all over the world, from Palm Springs, California, to her hometown of Warsaw in Poland, fo acquire perception on the shut bond between Iga and her devoted workforce, comprised of sports activities psychologist Daria Abramowicz, tennis coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, and energy and conditioning coach and physiotherapist Maciej Ryszczuk.
The brief movie portrays Iga as an athlete and younger girl who displays on the triumphs, pressures, and expectations that include being the world’s primary participant.
Here is a take a look at the trailer:
“I’d wish to encourage the youthful era to imagine in themselves and of their goals whereas additionally accepting defeats and vulnerability as a part of the method,” Świątek says. “Making “Past Quantity One” supplied me the possibility to talk about this matter and provide followers a deeper perception into my journey up to now. It was an ideal expertise for me and likewise for my whole workforce, who I cherished having with me on this challenge.”
The Swiss model plans two subsequent episodes centering on working stars and On athletes Dominic Lobalu, Sintayehu Vissa, and Hellen Obiri to be launched all through the summer season.
On says its “Dream Collectively collection showcases the inspiring lives, struggles, and paths of those athletes on their technique to the most important levels in sport. The collection explores the unifying energy of ambition and unwavering help that has helped every of the athletes in several methods on their journey to changing into elite of their subject.”
Photograph credit score: On
