“7 Days in Hell,” HBO’s newest original special, is a tennis mockumentary that has everything: umpires dropping dead, on-court sex scenes and excessive drug use. The film takes place during a fictional 2001 Wimbledon first-round match—“The longest match ever played”—that turns into an endless marathon, slowly chugging beyond 100 games-all in the fifth set. But the HBO comedy doesn’t have to look far for inspiration when its backdrop is the absurdity of never-ending fifth sets.
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Published Jul 22, 2015