Challengers (2024)

Director

Luca Guadagnino

Staring

Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, and Darnell Appling

Overview

Her game. Her rules.

Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Grand Slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (69% TMDB)

Well, this was intense. I finally got around to watching since all of my favorites are out early at the US Open. Maybe they need to step back into a challenger tournament (or weird love triangle) to get their groove back. Anyway, fun fact, I serve like Zweig in the film. I’d never seen anyone else serve like that before. A hitting coach switched me to it a few years back because I had trouble with toss timing. It’s cool to see I’m not the only one with a goofy ass serve.