UNTOLD Vol 1: Breaking Point | Netflix

Mardy Fish is known as the last great American male tennis player. In 2010, he got himself into the best shape of his life and emerged as a force to be reckoned with, scaling the heights of the World Tour Finals in 2011 as the top seeded American player. Soon after, his anxiety began to swell and Fish tried to push through the mental strain at the 2012 US Open quarterfinals against Roger Federer. But an encroaching sense of dread and anguish was worsening by the day and everything came to a crashing halt. It would all start to unravel as something more sinister was starting to take over, his biggest battle, would be the one with himself.

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UNTOLD Vol 1: Breaking Point | Netflix

Under pressure to continue a winning tradition in American tennis, Mardy Fish faced mental health challenges that changed his life on and off the court.

[moonrisepiano]

this doc is really heartbroking the way mardy struggled with anxiety without telling anyone.. it must been so hard for him and i’m so proud that he beat all of this issues

[Wonka]

But I win, everyday. That line hit me so hard. One of the best Docus I have ever seen.

[roberthayes]

Well done Marty, the stigma of mental health issues is almost medieval in some circle's, really proud and thankful of your documentary 👏

[purtyGF]

I play recreational tennis and until I watched this, I was not even that much aware of Mardy Fish. So good. I love his honesty. He's real. This story needed to be shared.

[toninhopavan]

This is one of the best netflix series.
Fantastic stories

[HCaulfield]

This is one of the best sports documentaries ever. A must watch even for non sports fans

[ComicalRealm]

As a Tennis fan, would love to see a documentary covering the domination of the 'big 3' (Federer, Nadal, Djokovic).

[guruqb]

Idk how I came across this interesting doc as I don’t watch tennis. However now I’m tears I’m going to be brave for the first time and ask my doctor to watch this. I could never explain my blockings and what I’m going through but this explains everything I go through everything that holds me back. I pray this doc will help change my life. I want to live my life and finally be free of my mind.

[carriew]

This was absolutely brilliant. Despite being the same generation as Fish and Roddick and recalling many of the tennis moments contained in this documentary I don't think Mardy's challenges were particularly covered in the UK. Perhaps because it coincided with it being the first GS Murray won. Certainly we didn't learn from it as shown by Emma Raducanu's experience at Wimbledon this year. I really hope this documentary makes people realise that being a top sports person is more than talent at that sport. And perhaps be a bit more supportive to each other. And that as a country the UK praise Emma's result at the US Open in 2021, regardless of the outcome.

[DiskiDomain]

I'm not the biggest tennis fan but it's so true how Federer, Nadal and Djokovic completely drowned out all the competition back then. Honestly didn't even know who Mardy Fish was until this documentary. Wonderful story and great job Netflix

[nadhasthirundhitan]

This is a great great documentary...got to know how much stress players have to go through every day...his story was so inspiring...prayers to all players health...

[Wandersound]

one of the most personal docus on netflix. mardy is a hero for mental health

[dedricthere]

I went through the exact same thing Mardy has. If you haven’t lived it, it’s almost impossible to drescribe, it’s like your brain short-circuited and no matter how much willpower you have, you cannot bring it back online and functioning.
I wouldn’t wish these intense mental episodes or illnesses on my worst enemy.
It’s definitely the closest to hell you’ll ever be.
Every second of your existence is excruciating.

[marivipalomino]

Wow what an incredible story. I'm 58 and I've always been a tennis fan but it was not until I turned 40 that I started taking classes. Not to compare my experience with the ones of the pros but when you compete even at the lowest levels you realize tennis is a mental battle against yourself. I appreciate so much these docuseries that allow us to get to know these magnificent players, what they go throw, how much they "sacrifice" to become the best, the amount of effort and discipline it takes to get where they got. Amazing, simply amazing. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[macktravels]

This documentary is a gift. Thank you, Mardy Fish.

[IndyJones]

I loved playing basketball as a young kid. When I say I loved it, I cannot truly express how much I played and loved doing it. When you haven’t yet lived that long, your goals are different. I wanted more than anything to make my high school basketball team. It was a fairly prestigious program locally, and some years they’d creep onto the national radar. I identified with hoops. I wasn’t the most comfortable kid socially and basketball helped me make great, lasting friendships. I made our fresh/soph team but didn’t play much (the players in front of me were really good (so good we went undefeated) but it’s tough mostly watching. My sophomore year I worked really hard and started some for the JV team. My junior year I did spring workouts immediately after the season, summer running and lifting while playing in multiple leagues. Went through all of fall workouts (the most hellish of the cardio work, you’d run til you were sick or your legs gave out). Through all this, I’d mostly played and done well. I was never some star but to make the team meant so much to me at the time. As the weeks wore on, I found myself dreading basketball. Then dreading it more as time went on. I felt off. Then even going to school felt hard. I had no clue how to cope. Eventually, right before final cuts, I grew enough courage to go into our coaches office (an old school firebreather type) and tell him I didn’t want to play that year. This was a lie: at that time, I wanted it more than anything. But I also felt my nerve getting away from me. And I didn’t want to expose my “weakness”. In the immediate aftermath of quitting, I felt many things: relief, protective of my secret (anxiety attacks), shame, lack of fulfillment. I’d (humbly say) I put in an incredible amount of work. My goal was an inch away. And this strange weight just kind of forced me away. In truth, my career would’ve almost certainly ended at the high school level, but to me it’s always been a thing I reflect on. Now that I’m older and more familiar with panic attacks I’m pretty open when I’m in that headspace. I’m better equipped to articulate it and people are mostly empathetic and make things easier. All to say, this doc caught my attention immediately. The obsessive goal; the passion and work; performance stress; the realization of time gone by; the fog of feeling weighted down by bricks; trying to get right but not really understanding how.

I was mostly relieved to just be a student and fly under the radar my last 2 years of high school. But about 15 years later, I randomly started talking about it all in a therapy session, namely the amount of effort I’d put in and then walked away from when it was right there…and I just broke down uncontrollably. For all the tunnel vision of trying to achieve a goal, then the 180 turn to quitting and putting immediate energy into concealing the why (anxiety attacks) I had never ever given myself a chance to, in a healthy way, process the anger/frustration/sadness of putting so much into a goal that was detoured. In hindsight, in was bad. I know now I’d have needed months to overcome the attacks and the season wouldn’t have waited for me. But it’s not easy, especially when anxiety inhibits something stuff you really love.

All to say, I have great empathy for this guy sharing his story. Solid doc.

[andrewlampe]

Wow Mardy so brave. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to watch

[nicholaslamantia]

“This is something I’m going to battle with everyday for the rest of my life. But everyday I win.”

[nancyredheffer]

Powerful. A story that needed to be told. ❤

[kylebrotzel]

Great documentary. Seen it a few times, and also dealing with anxiety