Netflix’s decision to axe Breakpoint after just two seasons has left tennis fans dismayed. Despite its low ratings, the series managed to captivate audiences with its unique storyline. However, with production now halted, there’s an unexpected twist: a 36-year-old former tennis player, Sam Querrey, who has since transitioned to pickleball, saw an opportunity.

With Breakpoint canceled, he seized the moment to pitch himself to Netflix, aiming to secure a spot on the big screen while striving to be recognized as more than just a has-been athlete. Let’s take a look at what the former tennis player has to say about having his own series.

Sam Querrey’s documentary idea for Netflix

While Netflix attempted to make a similar product to F1 Drive to survive with tennis, it didn’t work out as expected and got canceled after two seasons that aired in just a year. Recently, after the shocking news, tennis fans were left underwhelmed and angry. But the former American tennis player has an idea that might attract a lot of attention in place of the Netflix tennis series.

He took to his Instagram account to share a video in which he was seen talking about creating a documentary on himself that might be more interesting, looking at the way he shifted from tennis to pickleball. Along with this, however, he captioned the video, highlighting the main context of the kind of documentary the tennis world needs. He wrote, “The documentary series the world needs.”

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The 36-year-old said, “Hey Netflix with the cancellation of BreakPoint, I’ve got a new and more interesting series for you. A series based on me. The hardest thing in sport is expectation we’ve been blessed with an era of greatness but every era comes to an end after 17 successful seasons of playing tennis. I have decided to take my talents elsewhere, to professional pickleball.” 

Subsequently, the professional pickleball player detailed how there are a lot of interesting things that can be displayed in his documentary, starting from how he has seen an era of greatness to making a transition into pickleball. But the biggest question is: was there any other reason apart from the poor rating for which Netflix took such a huge decision to cancel the show?

The other reason behind the Netflix documentary cancellation

In a recent post on his official X account, sports journalist Ben Rothenberg ascribed the collapse of the Breakpoint series to a lack of participation from prominent tennis players. He wrote, “Man how I wish this show had been better. After watching Season 1 I thought they were lucky to get a Season 2. It just didn’t work. Not a shock it’s done. Blame the producers? The players? Both? Lots of time for post-mortems on a massive missed opportunity for the sport.”

Players like Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, the current men’s world number one and a 24-time Grand Slam winner, were noticeably absent from the series. Furthermore, although Polish player Iga Swiatek, the current world number one and four-time Grand Slam champion, did feature in the first season, her absence from the second season is still unclear and could add even more to the show’s flaws.

Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on Netflix canceling Breakpoint? Do let us know in the comment section below.