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The crowd is gathering on court

for one hell of a quarter final.

Riley Bennett from the USA...

... takes on new qualifier, Renee Okoye.

Is Renee a new British Grand Slam champion in the making?

We might find out today.

- All right? - Hey.

So, what happened last night? What did she say?

We had a good dinner. And she slept for ten hours.

- I'll talk to her after. - After?

This is the quarter-finals of her first Grand Slam.

- Yeah, but... - No, Steve.

This is her big shot!

I know it’s a horrible question to ask your best mate.

But Luisa could cut and run any time.

You can’t imagine what it feels like,

to be standing out there.

For those few hours,

you’re the center of everything.

Yes!

Game, Okoye.

Okoye leads, one game to love.

First set.

Yes, Renee!

Yes!

Advantage, Okoye.

Justine?

Justine, you can call it, right?

You can call it.

Yes!

Game and first set, Okoye.

Seven games to five.

Thanks mate.

I can’t believe we own half this crap.

Should’ve left it in Orlando.

All these weeks in transit.

I haven’t missed a thing.

Is something wrong?

Hey...

I know you’re worried about me.

With all the stuff with Luca.

Khali...

Maybe you should take a break from tennis.

What? Take a break?

No!

It’s all about moving forward when things change.

You know that.

Anyway, I’m gonna be needed at Longwood

as the new Silver Star deal gets launched.

But actually, I have been thinking

about taking on another player.

- Already? - Yeah, my phone’s blowing up

now I’m a free agent.

I want someone... I don’t know,

maybe she’s already in the top 50.

Needs driving, shaping.

She?

Yeah.

Sabine Scholz.

We’re gonna meet her tomorrow at Longwood, with Andi.

Sabine gives me the status, but also I can keep coaching

the up-and-comers through the Academy.

Who’s that?

Oh, God knows!

They all want a piece of me.

Except Luca.

Oh you know what, fuck Luca!

I still have him on location share, guess where he is?

Cubitt’s Club off the King’s Road.

Just tearing down all the work I invested in him.

Listen, Luisa...

I’m not going through this on my own.

I’m at the clinic. I need you here!

I know you’re anxious.

You’re on my mind every minute.

But it’s not straightforward...

D’you want me to tell everyone

what’s been going on?

I’m getting tired of keeping all this to myself!

The scan’s in 20 minutes.

Is this an unplanned pregnancy?

Yeah.

The father can’t be here.

Luisa’s currently under our care at Longwood Academy.

Luisa’s an athlete.

She’s very fit and well.

But I have explained that not all pregnancies take.

Myself and my wife actually had...

There’s the heartbeat.

Nice and strong.

I need time. To think everything through.

Of course.

Just remember,

this is a critical time in your career.

I just wanna go home.

OK.

I can help.

Let me buy you a ticket.

You can transfer the money.

But I’m not gonna be pushed into anything.

Whatever you want.

Can I drop you back?

No.

I feel like walking.

Advantage to Bennett.

Game, set and match to Bennett.

Two sets to one, five-seven, six-four, seven-five.

All right, um, next question from Milo Watkins

from the Guardian.

Hi Renee.

- Hi. - Well done today,

- despite the loss. - Thank you.

How does it feel to be the new British hope?

To suddenly have the eyes of the world on you?

I’m still taking it in, to have got to this point!

But yes, it does feel good to be visible.

I’m grateful to my coach, Justine Pearce,

who has always been my inspiration.

I believe good things are coming.

And I’ll see you next year!

All right.

Thank you.

OK, thank you.

Did you bring that purple skirt?

I love you in that one.

No, I don’t think so.

Well, I am going short.

Come. On.

- Renee... - Mm-hm?

I need to ask you something.

Yeah, anything.

Did something happen between you and Glenn

after my wrist injury?

Jus, come on.

It did, didn’t it?

Don’t do this.

Please.

This is our time.

You have been standing by,

watching me go through hell

when you could have stopped it.

You don't even know what happened...

OK, well, then, tell me!

Look, after the French, Glenn was in bad shape.

You weren’t responding to him...

Yeah, well, I was having a breakdown.

Well, he needed a way to carry on.

And I think he was too fucked up

to move on to another major player.

So he decided to coach me.

And you said yes.

Yeah, I said yes.

But guess what?

I wasn’t you.

Yes, we messed around. OK?

I didn’t want to, but he did,

and it was just easier.

Jus, finally my game was really improving.

It was always my choice.

He wasn't a monster or anything.

You just said that you didn’t want to.

I didn’t sleep with him.

I don’t believe that.

I didn’t want some old guy to be my first time.

He, he wasn't having that from me.

What so you’re judging me?

No! It was different.

I wasn't in love with Glenn.

And anyway, all of a sudden he was leaving for Orlando,

so it never...

But he knew he didn’t have the power he needed over me.

And so, in the weeks before he left,

he blacklisted me.

He cut my funding.

Pushed me down the list.

And I had to dig deep,

and keep smiling.

And wait longer than I should have to get ahead.

- Rae... - And now that I'm here,

I'm not gonna let his mistakes drag me back under.

You keep getting sucked back into the past.

But I'm going forward.

And that's how I'm beating him.

Oh, it’s always been different for me at Longwood,

and you know that.

Yeah, of course I do.

You say it, but you don’t live it.

Why can’t you see everything that’s happening for us here,

right now?

Why can’t you just grab it

and enjoy it?

You were 15.

And I’m finally about to have something for myself.

Why should I let that be shat on

when you keep insisting none of this was our fault?

Why is it up to me?

Because you have the power now.

No, I don’t! That's bullshit!

No-one wants to hear this.

If I speak out against Glenn, it puts a dark cloud over me.

And then I'm the abuse scandal girl.

I don't get sponsorship, and I lose my shot.

Fuck that.

I’ll be on The Green.

Rusty made it to the doubles final.

Sorry.

Hey.

Fantastic.

I’m gonna buy you drinks, all right?

Right, you’ve had enough! Out!

He’s OK. He’s with me.

We’re going to sit down now.

I know about Luisa.

Who’s Luisa?

From the exchange programme.

You found out about her, didn’t you?

That’s why you fired him?

Oh, no, I fired him because of Justine.

But, hell, of course there are more.

So Justine was telling the truth,

from the beginning?

One hundred percent.

I heard it from his own narcissist and sociopath mouth.

What does that make my life?

My marriage?

Oh, Khalida, he loves you.

And Justine believes that he loved her too.

And, fuck knows, maybe he did.

You know, there are different layers and versions of Glenn

all operating at the same time.

You, you can fire him,

and, and, pffft, he’s gone.

We’ve got two kids!

That’s not my problem.

You must have seen something in Orlando.

I didn’t ask too many questions, as long as I was winning.

What am I supposed to do now?

What can I do?

What can you do?

What can any of them do?

Nobody gives a shit.

Stay on your toes!

- Morning, guys. - Morning, Glenn.

You’re late, hurry up!

Morning.

- Morning, coach! - Morning, girls.

Jake, work on that serve, please!

Yes, coach!

So, two things I’d like to say.

I'm not gonna shower you with anymore compliments.

I think you know your own worth.

Yeah. I’ve had to.

The first is that Longwood will remain

a permanent fixture in my professional landscape.

I wanna coach great players.

And I wanna build a legacy for future ones here.

Look, I’ve heard about your plans for this place.

And I’d like to support the work you’re doing

with the next generation.

Perhaps my profile could be of use,

to broaden Longwood’s reach?

That would be a great privilege, thank you.

OK. Good.

So what’s the second thing?

I expect my players to share my vision

and to commit to it,

even if it seems unorthodox,

even if they don’t always understand it.

I’ll tell you now, I’ve got my own opinions.

Intelligent people always do.

But this, this is about the long game.

And that’s what I focus on, so you can play in the moment.

You’re asking a lot, for a first meeting.

You’re right, I am.

And you know, when I first started coaching,

I always expected my players to trust me without question.

And when that relationship works at its best,

it is an act of faith.

But it’s one that gets results.

I like results.

Well, that’s great.

Well done.

Where're we booked for lunch, Steve?

Um, The Laurel Tree.

Enjoy.

But Steve, you’re coming...

Oh, actually, I have to be somewhere.

Steve, you...

Hey! You’re back from London already.

Are you OK? What’s going on?

Wait, wait.

Justine!

Don’t you want me?

Mm!

Really, stop!

You know what’s nice?

When sex can happen between two people.

Well, if you didn’t wanna fuck,

then why’d you come over?

I know a booty call when I hear one.

You don’t want sex.

You wanna disappear, Justine.

You wanna escape from the hard questions,

because they’re staring us both in the face here.

What happened to your wrist in Paris?

Because I know you were injured before you went out on court.

I know that much from Adam Jaffe.

Just go, Mikki.

I don’t wanna go.

Justine.

You should be asleep. What’s wrong?

All right, come in.

It’s too late for this, Justine.

My wrist, it’s really bad, the pain.

- Can you move it? - What if I can’t play?

Well, that’s good.

It’s just swelling.

Inflammation.

How do you know? What if it’s fractured?

I think you’re blowing this out of proportion.

- Am I? - Yes!

Because you’re nervous.

It’s not as bad as you think. Trust me.

What’s that?

Nerve block,

anaesthetic and corticosteroid.

It stops the pain signals from reaching the brain.

Hey, come on, Jus.

We can’t let this stop us.

Is that better?

There, you see?

We solve the pain.

We strap the wrist.

What’s going on in your head right now?

I don’t wanna let you down.

Hey.

Please just leave me alone.

I can’t do that.

I need your help.

Luca told me the truth.

About Justine.

I was wrong about her too.

Is that girl... really pregnant?

I need to ask, when did Glenn start coaching?

In those first days...

...before he was taken on by Longwood.

Did he keep any records of those times?

Look, we all know what he’s done, but we have no proof.

Khalida...

We just got everything back from Orlando.

OK.

Can I?

Flight UA 102 to Orlando, Florida,

is boarding from Gate G23.

Currently boarding all passengers.

Daddy.

Just through there.

Hello?

We don’t have Luisa.

We don’t have Renee.

So I’m looking for a fourth girl.

Another player who might actually testify.

Where are you?

I’m in Glenn’s office.

Are you serious?

Yeah, I am.

You need to get down here.

Could I make a copy of these records?

I can just snap them on my phone.

I can tell Glenn one of my parents had an emergency.

Yeah, but after one day, two days...

A week...

Where the fuck do we go?

What do I tell the boys?

I never lied about anything.

I know that now.

I talked with Charles.

Charles?

He never saw anything.

Oh, he saw it all.

And he didn’t spare me the details.

The little green tennis skirt.

You and Glenn together in the Oval Room at Harestock House,

hiding from Colleen.

Do you know... Do you know,

that’s the room where we spent our wedding night?

- Khalida... - No.

No I, I can’t. Sorry.

Just take what you need and go.

I’m trying to get my head around this,

because Glenn and I were sleeping together

when we were training at Harestock.

But never in the Oval Room. Colleen was bed-bound by then,

so upstairs in the main house was off-limits.

We stayed in the guest quarters, by the courts.

I never had a green tennis skirt. That wasn’t me.

Well, there was another girl.

And she must have been there before Colleen got sick.

Do you, um, you recognise any of these names?

I mean they’re all players that Glenn coached privately

around the time.

No. I don’t know any of these.

I don’t wanna believe there was someone before me.

You wanted to feel special.

Yeah.

Well, all, all the records,

from 2012 to when Glenn started at Longwood

are pretty detailed, except for this one.

Takes place in 2013, between July and October,

but the player reference is just “Polly”.

No invoice page.

All the paperwork was sent to Harestock House.

To Charles.

She must have been coached there.

Which is why Charles remembers her.

Yeah.

Then we run out of road, so.

This is a lot.

I think I need to go home.

Yeah sure, I mean do you want me to come with you?

Mikki’s waiting.

I’m really glad that’s working out for ya.

Hello?

Is anybody home?

Hey, Jus, however angry you are,

I know you understand where I am and what I need to do.

It kills me that I can’t stand with you publicly

and follow my dream at the same time.

Especially after all the support you’ve given me.

But this chance won’t come for me again.

I’m going back to my parents.

They want to celebrate, and I need a bit of looking after.

I love you, Jus.

I hope one day we can be free of all this shit.

We deserve to be.

- That was so nice... - Yeah.

- Bonsoir. - Bonsoir.

Bedtime for the birthday girl.

We’ll see you in the morning.

You’re gonna show them tomorrow.

Shall we go have a night-cap?

Oh la la.

Paris suits you.

Hey, hey!

You know the rules.

No-one can see us.

You get so controlling at tournaments.

You lose sight of the goal.

Bullshit! You get jealous that it’s me

walking out on court and not you.

I’m gonna wind down by myself.

Don’t be like that.

Isn’t Khalida about to arrive?

Tomorrow.

So we’ve still got tonight.

So you’re gonna stay with me?

You know I can’t do that.

OK. Get out.

What?

Get out.

An incredible moment for Rushikesh Raj,

who has been playing at this grand slam

for nearly two decades

and has finally won his first title.

Colleen!

Where’s my tea?

Justine?

Justine Pearce!

Hey! I was just, um, passing,

and I, I thought I’d say hello to Charles.

Yes, Charles.

- Sleeping. - Ah.

- He needs rest, these days. - Oh.

- Come. Come in. - Oh, no, no, no. I’m...

- I was... - Yes, yes, you come.

Please. Let me give you something.

OK.

This way.

Hi!

Here. For you.

Thank you.

You remember my daughter, Apolenka?

Polly?

Only Charles calls me that.

When did you come here? To Harestock?

When Colleen’s cancer was first diagnosed.

- Was it 2013? - Mm, yes.

They asked my mom to live-in, so I came too.

- And you’re still here? - Not really.

I have my own small gardening business now.

Charles gave me a loan to set it up,

and I pay him back working here.

Which is fine, because I love these gardens.

Oh, yeah, they’re amazing.

And you get to see your mother.

Da, Mama.

D’you remember me training here with Glenn,

before the French Open?

Of course!

I was a little bit star-struck then.

Oh...

D’you like tennis?

Mm-hm.

Did you ever have...

...lessons, or?

They were a gift from Charles for my birthday.

Wow.

Which birthday?

16? 15?

I need to go reset the irrigation.

It was so nice to see you.

Sorry.

Can I ask you something else?

I have work to do.

This is really important.

Those lessons that Charles bought for you.

They were with Glenn, weren’t they?

Mm-hm.

Did he ever...

...ask you to do anything

that made you uncomfortable?

Sorry. I don’t know what you mean.

Listen, I know this is difficult.

But did...

did you sleep together, when he was coaching you?

That is a disgusting thing to say.

I know.

I know it is.

But if it’s true...

How dare you make such a horrible

and hurtful suggestion!

Glenn is like family.

You wore a green tennis skirt then, didn’t you?

One that he really liked.

I know what happened.

It happened to me too.

Apolenka?

Dad?

She’s back here.

That girl comes and goes like she owns the place!

Who, Khalida?

Is she with you?

No, no.

Justine, of course.

Dad,

Justine hasn’t been at Harestock in over five years.

Her and Polly.

What?

Flying at each other like little hens.

Hold on.

Justine is there, now?

With Polly?

Wasting everyone’s time, as usual.

I pay that girl by the hour.

OK, I’ll be there in five minutes, Dad.

Apolenka... Apolenka, wait.

Charles knew what was going on between you two.

He’s always known.

He let it happen because he thinks

that his son was entitled to it.

Glenn hurt me too.

That’s a lie.

You two were happy.

You were having the time of your life.

Were you watching us?

Why, were you jealous?

Look, I’m sorry for whatever happened to you, but...

He’s doing it again with another girl.

She’s pregnant and she’s too afraid to say anything.

Just stop!

This has nothing to do with me.

OK...

Yeah, OK.

Did you think that your mom wouldn’t believe you?

No, 'cause mine didn’t believe me.

No-one did.

Fuck.

Fuck.

Oh, shit.

- Glenn! Hello. - Zaneta! Hi.

- How are you? - How are you?

- Good. - The boys?

Oh they’re all at... They’re at home.

Such a shame.

I know, you might see them later.

But you come, you stay, yes?

I can stay for a bit, sure.

I cook something. I cook your favorite.

...think I'm wasting away.

And how’s Dad, is he well?

Thank you, Zaneta, I’ll just be a minute.

Get out.

Christ.

Don’t look so scared.

I don’t know when I became such a monster to you.

What is your problem?

First you push me away...

You have no idea how to behave.

...then you cling on like a parasite!

Because I’m the one with the talent.

Maybe this is all you’ve got.

There was a time we could talk to each other,

about anything.

I miss that.

I don’t.

Look, If it’s some kind of power play you’re after...

When have I ever had any power?

Oh, come on, you were in control.

You were always in control.

That’s not true.

Yes, it is.

You’re the most important thing in my life, Justine.

Stop. I don’t want to!

I would tell you exactly what to do.

In the end, you’d go out there

and do whatever you wanted.

I did everything you told me to!

Oh, oh really? Everything?

If you had, you’d still be playing Justine.

You’d still be winning.

I won that semi-final!

Yeah, we won because of what we had together!

A relationship that we both wanted.

And you know that’s the truth.

Can we just stop?

My wrist!

You’re the one, Justine.

Now calm down.

You’re hurting me!

Isn’t that what makes everything happen?

The two of us.

Together?

It’s always been you.

You raped me.

Oh my God.

How could I have?

I would never have done anything that you didn’t want.

That win wasn’t ours. It was mine.

Fuck knows how I got through it,

after what you did to me.

No.

No, you did that to yourself.

Because you’re a fucking loser.

And you always have been.

You look like you’re enjoy that too much.

It’s good for them.

Keeps them flowering.

Mom’s going to kill you

if you didn’t tell her you were coming.

You know how she likes to bake.

Mm. I’m watching my weight.

Dad said that, um, Justine was bothering you.

She’s not a fan of yours, is she?

No.

Um, she didn’t say or do anything

to upset you, did she?

- No. - Right.

She’s a dangerous girl, and she’s on tilt.

I don’t wanna drag you into this.

I’ve known you long enough to be sure of who you are.

Charles is asking for you.

Thanks.

Right. I gotta get an earful from your mom.

You deserve it.

All right, let’s go see the old man.

I wasn’t jealous of you.

I was relieved it was over for me.

I was 14.

I believe you.

I’m so... I’m so sorry.

Just brought Dad down.

He’s in his chair.

He’d love some tea.

Apolenka just drive off in Charles’ car!

What?

Garden still a mess.

Dad,

there might be some people coming to the house.

They might want to ask you some questions.

About Justine.

And about Polly.

They were just here.

Yeah, gossiping. Cooking things up.

- That’s what you said. - Did I?

What I need you to remember is,

I never touched them.

Either of them.

Nothing ever happened between me and those girls.

Do you understand?

You made the most of them.

It was only tennis.

Just tennis.

They were game.

For heaven sake, Dad, listen...

Don't ever raise your voice to me!

I need you,

to help me.

Please, Dad.

Please.

I think this is more your mother’s area.

Where is that damn woman anyway?

Colleen?

Colleen!

Thank you for bringing these in.

They’re very helpful markers

of the relationship between yourself and Mr Lapthorn.

And your age at the time.

I don’t know if I was the first...

Right now, this is just about you.

So far in this investigation,

we’ve had nothing as concrete as this.

We take these accusations extremely seriously.

And both Longwood Academy and the British Tennis Association

have suspended Mr Lapthorn,

pending the outcome of the enquiry.

I will be fully open and transparent

about the process that has taken place here at Longwood.

And I, and I take full responsibility

if any of those procedures has facilitated in the suffering

caused by Mr Lapthorn.

In the meantime, I am stepping aside

and handing over the running of Longwood Academy

to our Men’s Doubles Champion, Mr Rushikesh Raj.

I’d just like to say that, an academy,

or any institution’s value, for me, is not in its name,

or its history.

It’s in the people who define it now,

and the policies they create and uphold

to empower and protect those who they employ and teach.

And that will be my job, and honor, going forward.

And personally, I would just like to thank Justine Pearce.

And all of the other incredibly courageous women

coming forward at this time.

You have our admiration,

and our full unyielding support.

Mr Raj! Raj?

Renee. We’re ready for you.

Mr Lapthorn, you have been found guilty

of all the charges against you.

Before I sentence you,

the court will hear personal statements from your victims.

I was a young girl in a foreign country.

I didn’t have any friends my age.

I didn’t know that what was happening

wasn’t normal, or acceptable.

I knew I didn’t want to have any part of it.

I was scared about having a home here.

I thought it was my fault.

I faked illnesses to stay away from Longwood,

but my dad wouldn’t keep signing me off.

Eventually I found a way to switch coaches.

I tried to forget about it.

I never could.

I don’t care what the law said then.

Or what it says now.

We were young women

who trusted and looked up to the people around us.

And people always say they had no idea what was going on,

no one said anything.

But do you know why we don’t speak up?

Because no-one wants to hear it.

You need to start listening,

and asking questions.

Because you know that it’s happening.

It’s always been happening.

I love tennis.

But tennis has got to love and value us

for it to be a great game, that everyone can play.

Mr Lapthorn, do you have anything to say

in the face of these testimonies?

No.

Mr Lapthorn, you have shown

neither compassion nor remorse for your victims.

Having taken into account their impact statements,

and the aggravating factors in this case,

I am sentencing you to ten years and six months imprisonment.

Upon your release,

you will be subject to notification requirements

to the police, and you will be barred

from continuing any work with young athletes.

Come here.

I’ll be back in a sec.

- Hey. - Hey.

Were you in there?

I didn’t even know you were in the country.

You got him.

Yeah.

We did.

It’s been tough, you know.

Mm.

Anyway.

You look well.

Thank you.

You seeing anyone?

I’m not sure that makes a difference.

No.

But say it did?

Well, if it did, then I guess we could talk about it.

OK.

I better go.

Call me?

You still at Longwood?

Fuck no.

See ya.

Faster, pick it up, keep those legs moving!

The key to the overhead smash is preparation.

As soon as you see that ball coming your way,

you wanna move back.

But a simple back-pedal can throw you off balance.

Is that Renee?

No way!

That’s her!

Hey, I’m just here to pick up some tips.

OK, shh, shh, shh.

you’re gonna move back using small, rapid-fire cross-steps.

- Natalie? - Yeah?

Set the target and come to the servers line please.

Yes, coach.

Now, feed me a lob.

- Oh my god, what a shot! - What the hell?

- Did you see that? - How'd you do that?

I told you, you better listen to her!

OK, everyone line up!