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Episode 1 - Growing Pains

Episode 1 - Growing Pains

FromRivals


Episode 1 - Growing Pains

FromRivals

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

After her 1975 US Open semi-final against Chrissie, Martina makes the life-altering decision of leaving her family and defecting to America. Through flashbacks we experience the rivals contrasting early years in the US and Czechoslovakia. In Florida, Chrissie struggles for her tennis coach father's love and approval. Meanwhile in Řevnice,  Martina gets caught in the events of the Prague Spring and the subsequent loss of her trusted coach.Voiced by: Louise Porter, Anna Kvasnovska, Natasha Arancini, Philip Quintus, Lubos Novak, Marija Carmen Novar, Brody Else, Carissa Ferguson, Veronika Frtusova, Karl Sjoberg, Beth Deehan, Jakub Skrebsky, Emi Clark, Veronica Saretsky, Jack Broadbent, Rupert Wycliffe-Taylor, Marinelo Holubek, Adam Kordecki, Judd Shiffler, Doris Milosevic, Michala Tumova, Sarah Jackson, Kevin Casey. Next 40 minutes coming soon!Follow us on:facebook.com/rivals.thepodcasttwitter.com/Rivals_podcastsPhotos:The young ChrissieThe young MartinaChrissie, Martina and Jeanne Evert in Paris 1975Martina defects during the 1975 US OpenBooks:Chrissie: My Own StoryMartina Navratilova: Being MyselfShape YourselfThe Rivals
Released:
Apr 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (2)

In 1973, Chrissie Evert and Martina Navratilova met on a tennis court in Akron, Ohio. Over the next sixteen years they would play 80 times, revolutionize women’s sport and forge a unique and enduring friendship. Rivals is a serialized audio drama coming this year. https://rivals.buzzsprout.com