Hollywood has often looked to sports for inspiration. Be it the never-say-die underdogs in “Hoosiers” and “Rocky,” the championship pedigrees of “Ali” and “Remember the Titans” or the ragtag madness of “Slap Shot” and “Major League,” practically every sport has enjoyed its indelible moment on the big screen.
Except for tennis, a sport still waiting for its close-up. “There should be much more good movies about tennis,” said Agnieszka Radwanska, the Polish player who was a semifinalist at Wimbledon in July and who will be playing for the ninth year at the United States Open, which starts in Queens on Monday.