Prime Video Nets Tennis Doc ‘Aces: The ATP No. 1 Club’ For The U.S.

Prime Video has picked up tennis doc series Aces: The ATP No. 1 Club for the U.S.

The four-part series features interviews with a raft of tennis pros who have become the top-ranked player in the world. The roster of players appearing features several of the all-time greats including Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, John McEnroe and Björn Borg.

Prime Video has netted the U.S. and several other platforms and broadcasters have also bought the show, which is distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Bell Media has acquired Aces: The ATP No. 1 Club and will serve it to viewers in Canada. UK broadcaster and Paramount stablemate 5 has netted it for the UK. European streamer SkyShowtime, which is part-owned by Paramount, has it for a raft of territories including several in CEE, Scandinavia as well as Spain and Portugal.

In Asia, Now TV has the show for Hong Kong and JioHotstar has India.

“Tennis is one of the truly global sports, crowning champions from around the world and drawing fans on every continent,” said said Don McGregor, President, Global Content Licensing, Paramount. “That universal appeal is exactly why we are seeing such strong demand from broadcasters and streamers to bring the series to audiences everywhere.”

Andrea Gaudenzi, ATP Chairman, added: “Reaching World No. 1 is the ultimate achievement in our sport, and having experienced life on Tour I understand how much that journey demands. Only a small group of players have lived it. By bringing these stories to a global audience, this series gives fans a deeper understanding of what it takes to reach the top.”

BrightNorth USA produced Aces: The ATP No. 1 Club in association with Front Office Sports Studios. Pat Dimon directed the series and is an exec producer alongside Morgan Hertzan, Azadeh de Leon, Dan DiStefano, David Check and Larry Scott.