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NO.
OO-018
FORMAT
Film
FILED
August 23, 2025
DIRECTED BY
Samba
WRITTEN BY
RELEASE
August 23, 2025
WITH

Charles Bertimon

Phoebe Jay

Shena Bena

Two tennis players with rackets against a sunlit wall, black and white

The ache of becoming, this is tennis.

The statement film from our New York 2025 campaign with Yonex USA.

It was one layer of a larger campaign that made Yonex's brand and retail space the anchor of the story. The goal was to deepen Yonex's investment in the city's tennis community and connect global tennis culture to the energy of New York.

Featured in It's Nice That.

Shot on set in New York, August 2025. Stills on Kodak 400.

Credits

Brand: Yonex USA

Studio: District Studio

Director: Samba

Producers: Samba & Derek Matar

Co-producers: Marquelle, Ryan Paganelli

DP: Derek Matar

AC: Peter Harrison

Gaffer: Rob DeCecco

Score: Alex Kozobolis, "They Seem To Be Part Of Us"

Edit, color & sound: Samba