About
Love, 2020 is an entertaining story of hope about athletes from all over the world who came to NYC to compete on the global stage at the 2020 US Open, using their rackets and voices to unite people and help lead NYC and the world forward during unprecedented times.
A captivating players' eye view inside the "secure bubble" at the first live international event held during the Pandemic, the groundbreaking 2020 US Open, which "changed the game" on, and off, the court. Players from the US, Europe and Asia share their journeys competing at the most activist tennis tournament ever in New York, the epicenter of the global Pandemic and where some of the biggest protests in the world took place. A unique global lens through which to explore the role and power of sports to lead, inspire, unite and spark change in society. A moment in tennis, sports and world history unlike any other. A once-in-a-lifetime story set in New York, but international in spirit and impact.
Featuring Frances Tiafoe (USA), career high #10 in 2023, 2024 and 2022 US Open semifinalist – upsetting Rafael Nadal en route to becoming the first Black American to reach the semis since Arthur Ashe, 2019 Australian Open quarterfinalist and 2020 ATP Tour Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award recipient, established Frances Tiafoe Fund through the USTA Foundation to use tennis to change the lives of under-resourced youth and be a force for positive social change; Jamie Murray (GREAT BRITAIN), career high #1 doubles player, 7-time doubles/mixed Grand Slam Champion, 2020 ATP Tour Fan Favorite Doubles team and 2021 US Open Doubles finalist; Rohan Bopanna (INDIA), career high #1 doubles player, 26 titles, 2024 Australian Open Men’s Doubles Champion and 2017 French Open Mixed Doubles Champion and was awarded the Padma Shri honor by the President of India in 2024; Kristie Ahn (USA), career high #87 and WTA Tour Board member who reached the round of 16 at the 2019 US Open; Bradley Klahn (USA), career high #63 and 2010 NCAA Champion; Diede de Groot (NETHERLANDS), #1 wheelchair tennis player, 41 Grand Slam titles, winner of a singles Grand Slam in 2021/2022/2023 and a "Golden Grand Slam" in 2021 (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and Tokyo Paralympic Gold Medal); Yui Kamiji (JAPAN), #2 wheelchair tennis player, 2024 Paris Paralympic singles and doubles Gold Medalist, 29 Grand Slam titles; Stephane Houdet (FRANCE), career high #1 wheelchair tennis player, 24 Grand Slam titles, 3-time Paralympic Gold Medalist and recipient of La Légion d'Honneur and L'Ordre National du Mérite from French President Macron.
The film also includes interviews with Stacey Allaster, Chief Executive, Professional Tennis & US Open Tournament Director; Katrina Adams, former President USTA; Jeremy Blocker, Managing Director of New York Theater Workshop; Luca Di Pietro, Founder, Tarallucci e Vino restaurants NYC; Isabella Di Pietro, Founder, Feed the Frontlines NYC; Professor David Karen, Bryn Mawr College, Sociology of Sports.