Overview
- The Netflix documentary "Chris & Martina: The Final Set" premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10 and will begin streaming on Netflix on June 26.
- Directed by Rebecca Gitlitz, the film traces a 15-year on-court rivalry that evolved into a close friendship after both players retired.
- Both champions faced cancer in the early 2020s and say those health battles deepened their bond and became a central theme of the film.
- Evert and Navratilova have appeared together in New York and on national television to promote the documentary and to urge cancer screening and early detection.
- The film highlights how their duels and public personas helped change expectations for female athletes and could broaden their cultural legacy for new audiences when it streams later this month.