Naomi Osaka‘s return to professional tennis after a break to offer beginning to her baby will likely be captured in The Second Set, a documentary picked up by Tubi.
The movie is ready to premiere on Fox Corp.’s ad-supported streamer in August. “The Second Set will ship an intimate look into the lifetime of Osaka as she navigates balancing her profession with first-time motherhood and is described as a love letter to her daughter, Shai,” the doc’s producers mentioned in a synopsis.
Tennis celebrity Osaka added in her personal assertion: “This movie is particular to me as a result of I’ve discovered a lot about life by means of Shai and he or she brings me a lot pleasure. I’ll at all times look fondly on this era of our lives.”
Osaka’s defeat of Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open ladies’s title in 2018 vaulted her to professional tennis fame. However that movie star standing additionally left Osaka having to steadiness being one of the best tennis participant on the planet with sustaining her psychological well being — together with bouts of tension over necessary match press conferences — and on-court confidence.
The Second Set is produced by Nike, with whom the tennis star has a trainers and clothes line. Additionally producing is Hana Kuma, Osaka’s media and manufacturing firm based in 2022 together with enterprise accomplice Stuart Duguid, and in partnership with The SpringHill Firm.
SpringHill can also be the media enterprise from NBA star LeBron James and Maverick Carter that features Fulwell Leisure and Uninterrupted. The Second Set is the primary title anticipated from a multiyear distribution partnership between Tubi and Fulwell Leisure’s Uninterrupted for athlete-focused sports activities and tradition tales.
James, Carter and Jamal Henderson from Uninterrupted are government producing The Second Set. The distribution deal was brokered by Uninterrupted’s Albert MJ Choi and Tubi’s Ian Nelson.