The All-England Chair Committee, led by the Duke of Kent, refuses to let him play. Williams claims he will be playing in Wimbledon.
#Wimbledon streaker free
This comment reaches Williams, who escapes prison and becomes a free man, according to Swedish law. Two weeks before the 2001 Wimbledon Championships starts, Poole is asked by a reporter if he is a better player than Williams, he says yes. He is arrested, convicted, and is sent to a Swedish prison. When Williams runs out of funds, he descends into pornography and an addiction to PCP. Williams resurfaces in Sweden creating a male underwear line, but the line is discontinued when it is found to cause groin chafing and infertility. He tells Wint that he idolizes Aaron Williams.
#Wimbledon streaker professional
He appears on a sports talk show hosted by Caspian Wint ( Michael Sheen) as a 15 year old and is on track to become the youngest professional tennis player in history. At the ceremony following the match, Williams pushes Prince Edward ( Howie Mandel), and disappears.Ĭharles Poole is a British child prodigy, forced into a tennis career by his domineering mother ( Mary Steenburgen), who threatens to disown him if he loses. At the 1996 Wimbledon Men's Singles Final, his serve hits a line judge, who has an immediate heart attack and dies. It explores the backgrounds of the competitors Aaron Williams ( Andy Samberg) and Charles Poole ( Kit Harington), two professional tennis players who face off in what becomes the longest match in history.Īaron Williams is considered "The Bad Boy of Tennis." He is an American orphan who was found on the streets and adopted by Richard Williams, who raised Aaron with his daughters, Venus and Serena Williams. The film is framed as a fictitious HBO Sports documentary incorporating BBC footage. The film was inspired by the Isner–Mahut marathon men's singles match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. The film premiered on July 11, 2015, on HBO and July 8 on HBO Now. 7 Days in Hell is a sports mockumentary directed by Jake Szymanski and written by Murray Miller.
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