Nick Kyrgios, Matteo Berrettini, Paula Badosa Gibert and Ajla Tomljanovic are among the tennis players who were part of the Netflix docuseries “Break Point.”
Tennis fans can’t help but believe that the brand-new “Break Point” series on Netflix has cursed its series one stars, as EIGHT of them have already exited the Australian Open before round three Throughout the 2022 season, the 10-part docuseries focuses on the lives of some of tennis’ most famous players.
But in 2023, those same players fell flat on their faces after being eliminated from the Australian Open in the first five episodes (8 of the 10 stars).
In losing to local favorite Alexei Popyrin on Wednesday, Taylor Fritz, Team USA’s best chance to have a men’s singles player win the Australian Open, joined the list of casualties, but he wasn’t the first. From there, the group of Netflix celebrities quickly discovered that their year’s opening Slam had been cut short.
Andy Murray of Scotland defeated No. 13 seed Matteo Berrettini in a titanic match by scores of 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7, and 7-6 (10-6) to become the tournament’s first victim. From there, American phenom Jenson Brooksby eliminated No. 2 seed Casper Ruud in four sets.
When it was mentioned to players that the “curse” was gaining ground among fans, they bristled.
To clarify: this is purely a coincidence… 🙄 https://t.co/5bTgimuH94
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) January 19, 2023
Nick Kyrgios in 2023
Currently ranked no.21, Nick played his last match on the 6th of October 2022 when he defeated world no.95 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
At the moment, during this season Kyrgios achieved a compiled 37-10 win-loss record.
Matteo Berrettini in 2023
Ranked world no.14, Matteo played his last match on the 17th of January when he was overcome by world no.66 Andy Murray 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-7(7) 7-6(6) in the 1st round of the Australian Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Italian owns a 3-3 win-loss record. Matteo Berrettini’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final in Australia.
Nick Kyrgios and Matteo Berrettini clashed against each other only once. Their head to head is 1-0 for Berrettini. When they played, Matteo Berrettini won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (Mercedes Cup) in June 2019.
Paula Badosa Gibert in 2023
LWWWLWWWWL At the moment ranked no.16, the Spaniard played her last match on the 12th of January when she beat world no.14 Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Adelaide (draw).
During this season Badosa has a 4-0 record. Paula Badosa Gibert’s most significant performance of the year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
Ajla Tomljanovic in 2023
Ranked no.35, Ajla played her last match on the 13th of November 2022 when she was overcome by world no.10 Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 2 in (draw).
During this season Ajla has a 38-27 win-loss record.
Paula Badosa Gibert and Ajla Tomljanovic played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Badosa. Before, the last time they played each other, Ajla Tomljanovic won 6-7(3) 6-0 6-2 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) in August 2022.
