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Chris & Martina: The Final Set

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Explores Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's decades-long dominance of women's tennis and a friendship even cancer couldn't upset.
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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Jun 25
4/5
It’s a highly watchable film, which makes the strong and valid point that even in the cutthroat world of professional sport there is, in fact, room for real friendship and “sportsmanship”. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Green Common Sense Media Jul 17
4/5
There's significant emotion to be found here in Evert and Navratilova's parallel stories, from tennis rivalry to mutual support through illness. Go to Full Review
Alejandro Lingenti La Nación (Argentina) Jul 13
4/5
Titles, records, and trophies end up taking a backseat to a much more relevant realization: great athletes rarely build their legacy alone. They need a rival capable of forcing them to reinvent themselves time and again. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht Jul 10
Another first-right tennis doc, in which Rebecca Gitlitz, the director, sets up some fascinating dichotomies between the two. Go to Full Review
Christopher Campbell Nonfics (Substack) Jul 4
It stands out because it’s about a friendship turned rivalry turned friendship again, where the relationship between its two subjects constitutes a sum greater than its individual biographical parts. Go to Full Review
Joel Keller Decider Jul 1
Chris & Matrina: The Final Set is a good overview of Chris Evert and Martina Navratiolva’s 50-year frienfship, which has gotten closer as both of them supported each other through serious health challenges over the past few years.. Go to Full Review
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Michael W @mawilps 2d This sports documentary was really good. The entire crew did a fantastic job on telling the story about one of the greatest rivalries in sports between tennis stars Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. It's about playing against each other to be the best in the world and how their rivalry made them friends along the way. If you haven't seen this documentary yet, check it out sometime. It's a must see. See more Michelle T @RT77415466 2d I loved this documentary. As someone who watched their epic battles on court, it was extremely interesting to understand how their friendship started. How that friendship was nearly lost to their rivalry and how they got it back. It was also quite interesting to learn Martina who was portrayed in the media as the bad guy was actually a big old softy who was sensitive and had to become hardened to win. While Chris was the one who was hard and started to soften as their friendship grew. This was the ultimate rivalry of the 80s and it was cool to finally see how it ended. 100% recommend See more Tania G @Tag2out Jul 12 I watched both these women during their careers. This was a great tribute to both of them. See more Garry A @heavyg Jun 28 This is a great documentary. Their careers had such symmetry. They played each other 80 times. They each won 18 major titles. They both have experienced cancer. And they're both very fond of each other. See more Cindy P @RT86728919 Jun 27 I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot of new things about the two of them, even though they were both from my generation and I admired both of them. Definitely made me tear up a few times. I don’t wanna give too much away, but I was definitely surprised about where their lives are now. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Explores Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova's decades-long dominance of women's tennis and a friendship even cancer couldn't upset.
Director
Rebecca Gitlitz
Producer
Jenna Ricker
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
EverWonder Studio , Sweet Relief Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 26, 2026
Runtime
1h 33m