A DOCUMENTARY telling the inspirational story of Elena Baltacha, one of the world’s top tennis stars who tragically died at 30, is to be shown on BBC Alba.
It contains emotional interviews with Judy Murray and Baltacha’s family and friends who open up for the first time about her cancer and the impact of her sudden death.
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Baltacha overcame illness to become one of the top 50 global players, realising a lifelong dream when she was selected for the GB team for the Olympic Games in London 2012.
The film tells her story from her beginnings in the former USSR to her new life in Scotland and is the latest documentary from award-winning filmmaker Margot McCuaig and her production company, purpleTV.
It will be shown on BBC Alba on December 1 at 9pm and then on December 5 at 10.15pm and December 6 at 9pm.
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