Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios
Maya Joint
Maya Joint
Arthur Fery
Arthur Fery
Ash Barty at the Australian Open
Ash Barty
Do Good Crew×Tennis Australia
Partnership concept · Australian Open

Who believed
in you?

Athletes turn the spotlight on the person whose belief and support helped make this moment possible.

2 concepts · 1 content package
The format already works

An extension of the hit podcast, The Person Who Believed In Me.

In each episode, David sits down with world-class guests to ask one simple question: Who believed in you before the world did?

Big names. Honest stories. Relatable takeaways.

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Concept one · Australian Open

The Person Who Believed in Me

A tennis-focused edition of David Begnaud's interview series. Players share the story of someone who believed in them before the breakthrough, and what that belief made possible.

Pre-main-draw media days

Short interviews

5–10min

Quick conversations in media-day slots, subject to player and agent acceptance.

Pre-arranged

Deeper conversations

Longform

Longer interviews with players who can make the time.

Opening Week

Live podcast on stage or in an attached podcast studio

30–60min

A live conversation on site, subject to talent, venue and scheduling.

Where it fits in the tournament
Opening Week
Main draw
Live podcast and media-day interviews land hereDeeper conversations are scheduled whenever players can make the time
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The content package

One conversation, many ways to share it

1Conversation

A full episode

The complete story as a standalone audio and video podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube.

A live experience

An on-site conversation for fans during Opening Week.

A library of short stories

Vertical social cuts to share during the Open and beyond.

Material for Tennis Australia and Do Good Crew to share during the Open, and long after the final.

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Concept two · Beyond the player spotlight

Do Good at the AO

Find someone for whom being at the Australian Open would mean the world, and make that experience possible.

Beat 1Their connection to tennis
Beat 2Making the experience possible
Beat 3The moment they arrive
The story pool
FansVolunteersPeople who work around the eventGrassroots tennis communities

Each story told with care, from the person's first connection to tennis through the moment they walk in.

The fit

Why this works for Tennis Australia

Tennis Australia brings

  • The event
  • Player relationships
  • Knowledge of its communities
  • Sponsors

Do Good Crew brings

  • A proven storytelling format
  • A new audience to the AO and up-and-coming players
  • A global community of viewers inspired by acts of good
Options

Illustrative investment

Pilot $75k–$125k

One player story, a small set of social cuts, and a focused distribution plan.

AO series $200k–$350k

Three to five player stories, social cutdowns, and on-site production during Opening Week.

Flagship partnership $400k–$750k+

The player series plus a live conversation, a separate Do Good fan and community activation. Multi-tournament, multiple content streams.

Indicative budgets. Final scope and investment to be shaped together.

For discussion

  1. Preferred concept or combination of concepts
  2. Target talent and required interview time
  3. Opening Week venue and production needs
  4. Sponsor fit and investment range
  5. Rights, approvals and distribution
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