Company: VMD Gmbh

Country: Germany

Section: DOCUMENTARY – GREAT CHAMPION

Discipline: Tennis

Director: Zeljko Mirkovic

Editing: Pavle Nikic

Photo: Zeljko Mirkovic

Soundtrack: Dejan Ilijic

Producer: VMD Gmbh

 

Synopsis:

The man behind the scenes of modern tennis. A man who only wanted to play and enjoy life yet ended up involuntarily changing the trajectory of tennis history within the spectrum of changing European history. Niki Pilic transition from renowned player to successful coach bringing to the spotlight 39 players including Novak Djokovic and Ernest Gulbis. Pilic put nations on the tennis map for the first time including West Germany, who had never won a Davis Cup before, as well as the newly created Republic of Croatia and Republic of Serbia.