Zendaya Becomes a Tennis Athlete

Zendaya plays a tennis athlete in her new film. He was nervous, but received the praise of the legendary tennis athlete.

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American actress Zendaya attends the premiere of Challengers at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, California, on April 16, 2024.

Zendaya (27) plays tennis athlete in the latest film entitled Challengers< /a> (2024). Because she is not familiar with tennis, this actress from the United States who is famous for being fashionable admits that she is nervous. However, new good news came to us.

He revealed that legendary athlete Serena Williams had apparently seen his acting in the film. "He said the film was good considering I had never touched a tennis ball before," said Zendaya to ET, quoted in Jakarta, Sunday (21/4/2024).

In addition to Serena Williams, Zendaya's family has also watched the film, including her parents. Considering the film has many sexy scenes, it is inevitable that this 178-centimeter-tall woman finds it funny.

"They all knew the film's rating, so I said if you can't handle it, leave. I knew when certain scenes would happen. So, when they appeared, I only watched my family because they were behind me. It was funny," said Zendaya, who also acted as a producer in the film.

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Challengers is a comedy drama film that tells the story of the dynamics of life involving three tennis athletes. As the main character, Zendaya spent about three months training with professional tennis coach and former tennis athlete, Brad Gilbert.

Oh by the way, get ready to see a new side of Zendaya in this new film. Zendaya also plays the role of a mother. (PEOPLE)