Lena Klenke: Admired Steffi Graf's deep calm

People - Lena Klenke: Admired Steffi Graf's deep calm

She plays Steffi Graf not only in the new film romance "Perfect Match - The Steffi & Andre Story", but she also admires her as a role model: actress Lena Klenke ("Fack ju Goethe", "How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)") is impressed by the former tennis legend. "I have admired that deep inner peace in her, nothing could throw her off", the 28-year-old said in an interview with dpa. "Some people can cut themselves a disc from that."

The film (now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video) tells the love story of Steffi Graf and tennis star Andre Agassi - in a fictionalized way. In fact, little is known about this story. The pair, in contrast to many other prominent colleagues, have kept their private lives almost completely out of the public eye for almost 25 years.

For Klenke, who is also private in her personal matters, that's sympathetic: "As for how it really was with them, only they know. But it's nice that their real getting-to-know-each-other and falling-in-love story remains with them forever."

"And then I built my own Steffi"

Bound by admiration: Correspondingly meticulously, Klenke prepared for her role - she looks like Graf in the film and gesticulates and speaks similarly. "I just absorbed everything I could find about her", explained Klenke. "And then I built my own Steffi, with the help of my tennis coach and a speech trainer."

1. Lena Klenke, known for her roles in "Fack ju Goethe" and "How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)", expresses her admiration for Steffi Graf, her character's opponent in the new film "Perfect Match - The Steffi & Andre Story".
2. The film, now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video, showcases the love story between tennis legends Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, with Klenke portraying Graf.
3. Despite the popularity of many other tennis players, Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi have managed to maintain a private life, keeping their relationship mostly out of the media's spotlight for nearly 25 years.
4. Germany's acting talent Lena Klenke finds this privacy commendable, stating, "Only they know how it really was between them."
5. For her role as Steffi Graf, Klenke meticulously prepared, studying Graf's mannerisms, speech patterns, and tennis style with the help of a tennis coach and a speech trainer.
6. The love story in the film is a fictionalized version of the real-life relationship between Graf and Agassi, with many details remaining unknown to the public.
7. Beyond the film, Steffi Graf continues to inspire people worldwide with her impressive tennis career and the profound inner peace she has always maintained, even in the face of media scrutiny.

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