The teaser trailer for the series "The First Racket" for Wink has been presented.

      The online cinema Wink (a joint venture of "Rostelecom" and NMG) presents the teaser trailer for the sports drama "The First Racket" (18+). The main roles in the first Russian series about tennis are played by Danila Kozlovsky and Polina Gukhman, with Evgeny Korchagin as the director ("Family Wars" (18+), "The Earth Speaks!" (16+), "ON and She" (16+)). The project also features Svetlana Ivanova, Liza Shakira, Vladimir Mishukov, Pavel Vorozhtsov, and others.

      According to the plot, young tennis player Katya is forced to leave professional sports. Now, pretending to be a novice, she travels to private courts in Moscow and beats wealthy amateurs for money. A former professional tennis player, Igor Strelnikov, witnesses one of these "duels" and has long dreamed of finding a truly gifted protégé. Upon seeing Katya, he realizes: she is the uncut diamond and his chance to return to the world of big sports.

      Teaser trailer: https://vkvideo.ru/video-195528184_456244422

      Svetlana Ivanova plays the wife of the main character — Igor Strelnikov (Danila Kozlovsky). The reunion of the on-screen couple took place 15 years after the release of the film "Legend No. 17" (6+).

      Svetlana Ivanova, actress:

      "I think that the wife of an athlete is a completely different kind of woman. There is something about self-sacrifice, support, and patience. I like that the heroine also has strength, irony, and wisdom. I really hope that I have all of this too. Yes, she fights for her family, not everything works out for her, she doesn't always do everything right, and she isn't ready for all the challenges... But that's why she becomes a very lively character."

      The project is produced by the film studio "Black Box Production" with the support of "NMG Studios" and the Internet Development Institute (ANO "IRI"). The sports drama will join the Wink Originals lineup ("The Word of the Guy. Blood on the Asphalt" (18+), "Fisher" (18+), "Lily of the Valley" (18+), "Combination" (16+), "Ballet" (18+) and others).

      Consultants for "The First Racket" include tennis player, coach, and president of the Tennis Federation of Russia Shamil Tarpishchev and former world number two in the junior ranking under 18 Anastasia Pivovarova, winner of 17 International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournaments. Additionally, the athlete became the line producer of "The First Racket." The series features renowned tennis players Dmitry Tursunov, Nikolai Davydenko, Ekaterina Makarova, and others.

      Konstantin Mankovsky, general producer of "Black Box Production":

      "Almost all the tennis players played themselves, like Nikolai Davydenko. He is a Honored Master of Sports and a former world number three in singles, and this was his first experience working in film. Russian tennis player, coach, and holder of the Davis Cup and Hopman Cup as part of the national team Dmitry Tursunov played the role of one of the coaches."

      About the series "The First Racket" (18+)

      Production: "Black Box Production" with the support of "NMG Studios" and the Internet Development Institute (ANO "IRI")

      Genre: sports drama

      Director: Evgeny Korchagin

      Director of Photography: Valery Mahmudov

      Screenwriters: Andrey Mukhortov, Dmitry Zverkov, Konstantin Mankovsky, Danil Lumerz, Dmitry Efimovich

      General Producers: Fyodor Bondarchuk, Dmitry Tabarchuk

      Producers of "Black Box Production": Konstantin Mankovsky, Pavel Sarychev, Andrey Mukhortov, Dmitry Zverkov

      Production Director of "Black Box Production": Daria Otvaga

      Creative Producers: Yana Chizh, Evgenia Kripkova, Zakhar Chavkin, Kirill Ashumov

      Creative Post-Production Producer: Anna Krutiy

      Wink Producers: Anton Volodkin, Alexander Kosarim

      Production Designer: Daria Denisova

      Costume Designer: Alina Asryan

      Makeup Artist: Daria Sivakova

      Props Artists: Ivan Govorov, Yulia Zenikova

      Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Polina Gukhman, Svetlana Ivanova, Liza Shakira, Vladimir Mishukov, Pavel Vorozhtsov, Valentina Malygina, Valery Stepanov, Oleg Chugunov.

      Photo provided by PJSC "Rostelecom."

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