Wimbledon

"She's the golden girl. He's the longshot. It's a match made in..."

Sep 17 2004 PG-13 1h 38m
Comedy, Romance, Sport

British tennis player Peter clutches to an embarrassingly low position on the tennis-ranking ladder. Handed a wild card for Wimbledon, he expects it to be his final bow.

Plot

Peter Colt, an English tennis player in his thirties whose ranking slipped from 11th to 119th in the world, considers he never really had to fight for anything as his wealthy but all but close family easily put him through studies and allowed him to pursue his tennis ambitions, bravely exchanges jokes with his German sparring partner Dieter Prohl, in a similar position, but feels it's about time to admit he's getting too old to compete with fitter coming men (or boys) and intends, after a last Wimbledon, to take a job with the prestigious tennis club instead. Just then, by accident, he bumps into Lizzie Bradbury, the American rising star of female tennis, falls in love with her and finds her interest in him changes his entire perception, even gives him the strength to win again. But where will it lead them, especially when her overprotective father-manager Dennis Bradbury proves determined to nip their relationship in the bud, believing it detrimental to her career?

Written by

Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

Directed by

Richard Loncraine

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Inside Track Productions, Working Title Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
67,956
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
59
Popularity
NA