Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens will take up the role of executive producer for an upcoming junior tennis documentary.
It’s already been a momentous week of tennis documentaries, with Roger Federer’s own film, Federer: Twelve Finals Days, premiering on Monday and set for worldwide release on June 20th on Prime Video.
And precisely a month since she announced the debut of her own podcast, Sloane Stephens is venturing into a new role away from the courts. The American’s off-court endeavors also entail working with fashion brands, and she has a penchant for philanthropy.
This week, she is stepping up into the filmmaking process in a lead role, but she knows a thing or two about leadership, having served in the WTA Players’ Council in the past. She’s also been one of the most outspoken female players on tour.
Through Uninnterrupted, the story-telling platform founded by LeBron James and which produces Stephens’ podcast, Sincerely Sloane, the 31-year-old will share her tennis expertise in the new four-episode miniseries titled ‘Top Class Tennis,’ which will air on Amazon Prime but doesn’t have a release date yet.
In fact, the NBA legend is also named an executive producer and will work in tandem with the tennis star. This documentary follows the paths of four American junior players, Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo, Joseph Oyebog, Jr., Stephanie Yakoff, and Stiles Brockett, to the famous junior tournament Orange Bowl.
Stephens is one of the most decorated WTA players of her generation. She has won eight career titles, including a Grand Slam title at the US Open, and has 21 victories against top-10 players.
She has had a mixed 2024 season, compiling a 17-14 record. The former World No. 3 picked up her first WTA title in two years at the Rouen Open but has only won two matches since. She is on a four-match losing sequence as she embarks on the grass swing.
