The Rise of Carlos Alcaraz, Ashleigh Barty’s retirement: Five Things ‘Break Point’ missed

Netflix made an ambitious effort to cover the 2022 tennis season. The first five episodes of the new docuseries Break Point are premiering on Friday.

Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. He was detained twice and deported after a second hearing. Djkovic is set to compete in the Australian Open this year. The world No. 1 is also out of all North American tournaments. He may be prevented from returning to North America until vaccine requirements change. "Break Point" episode 2 is out now.

Ashleigh Barty retired from tennis in January. She won her third Grand Slam title at home in Melbourne in 2013. Barti won the WTA rankings for three years straight. She married and had a baby earlier this year. The world No. 1 will play again in 2022. Her partner Garry Kissick is expecting their first child.

Iga Swiatek won 37 matches in a row from February to June 2022. She won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2020. Swiatesk is a big favorite to win a fourth Grand slam title next week at the Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz is shown as a young foil to Matteo Berrettini in the second episode of Break Point. The Spanish teenager is considered the next Rafael Nadal. He won his first Masters 1000 title in Miami less than a month later. His breakthrough came on clay, when he won the home title at Madrid. Alaraz won a Grand Slam at the US Open in September.

Casper Ruud and Holger Rune played a controversial match at Roland Garros. Rune's mother accused Ruidud of yelling "JA" in her son's face. Ruirud's father denies the accusation. The match was played in the evening. The show was supposed to focus on Félix Auger-Aliassime and Casper Ruis trying to up-end Nadal.