Rafa director Zach Heinzerling got word his Netflix series about tennis great Rafael Nadal had earned an Emmy nomination while in a most appropriate locale – Centre Court at Wimbledon.
The filmmaker was attending a men’s quarterfinal match (between Flavio Cobolli and Arthur Fery) at the All England Club Wednesday when his cell phone began to ping.
“Interesting place to learn a piece of good news, while you’re watching tennis in the church of the game,” Heinzerling tells Deadline. “I was sitting next to Rafa’s publicist who had kindly invited me to come to Wimbledon, and I got a
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