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Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story
The incredible true story of how Jelena Dokic became a tennis star while surviving war, bullying and extreme domestic violence at the hands of Damir Dokic, the tennis father from hell.
Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer
On and off the court, an activist for equality.
A profile of the remarkable life and career of tennis legend Billie Jean King, both on and off the court.
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