http://www.atptennis.com/en/newsandscores/news/2005/documentary_release3.asp NEWS March 26, 2005 Facing Federer to be Shown on Four Airlines The documentary, Tennis Masters Cup Uncovered II: Facing Federer, will be shown on in-flight entertainment programming on four airlines in coming months. British Airways and SAS will show Facing Federer during April and Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways will air it during May. The documentary, a TPL production for the ATP, aired on ESPN Classic thoughout the United States on March 26. Facing Federer is available to order online at ATPtennis.com. The DVD features bonus footage including the thrilling ATP record-tying 20-18 tie-break between Roger Federer and Marat Safin, out-takes featuring all players, and an exclusive locker room interview with Federer immediately following his victory in the final of the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup Houston. Presented by ATP premium partner Mercedes-Benz, the documentary has aired across the world on a broadcasters' list that includes ESPN International (Latin America and New Zealand), The Tennis Channel (USA), TSN (Canada), FoxSports (Australia), SkySports (Great Britain) and SportTV (Brazil). "A cross between a conventional documentary and an elimination-style reality show, [Facing Federer] does a terrific job of humanizing the top players while showing how grueling tennis is," wrote Sports Illustrated 's Jon Wertheim. Facing Federer not only features the eight elite ATP players who qualified for the prestigious season finale⑥ederer, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick, Marat Safin, Carlos Moya, Tim Henman, Guillermo Coria and Gaston Gaudio铞ut also the fans, journalists, photographers, umpires, organizers and others at the tournament. "Facing Federer is a fresh, intimate look inside the tennis world," said Jodi Markley, senior vice president international production, ESPN Classic and ESPNEWS. "It is an example of the kind of programming that ESPN Classic brings viewers ? programming that brings them close to sports and their biggest personalities, tells a compelling story and gives perspective and insight." -- --

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