Pro tennis "hot shot" LizzieBradbury (Kirsten Dunst) is a rising star who lives to win. But when she dalls for long-shot contender Peter Colt (Paul Bettany amid the glitz and glamour of Wimbledon, Lizzie discovers it's not if you win or lose, but how you play the game... of love. A deliciously witty romantic comedy about chasing your dreams and risking your heart, Wimbledon is a fun and charming story of love across the net.

STARRING:

Kirsten Dunst, Paul Bettany, Sam Neill, Jon Favreau

YEAR OF RELEASE: 2004

SCREENWRITER: Adam Brooks, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

DIRECTOR: Richard Loncraine

RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes

STUDIO: Universal

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: D +

• The role of Peter Colt was originally supposed to be played by Hugh Grant, but Paul Bettany ended up winning the role instead.
• Before Kirsten Dunst got the part of Lizzie Bradbury, Reese Witherspoon was considered for the role.
• The scenes that take place during Wimbledon were filmed at the actual 2003 Wimbledon tournament, the first time a film was allowed to shoot scenes in the history of the tournament.
• Since the actors were not actual tennis players there was no way to get them to the level of play required to be convincing, as a result the only time actual tennis balls are used in the movie is during serves, afterwards the actors just swung rackets at the air and pretended to play each other, while the ball was added digitally in post production.