Challengers

2024 Drama | Romance | Comedy
73%

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.

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Challengers' is a heady, vibrant mix of sex and sports

Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and his wife and coach, former tennis prodigy Tashi Duncan (Zendaya) arrive at a low-ranked tennis tournament to prepare for the US Open. Though highly ranked and successful, Art is on a losing streak and nursing several injuries while Tashi is reconsidering their relationship, professionally and romantically. However, when their former friend Patrick Zweig (Josh O'Connor) arrives at the tournament, their shared history of intense bonds and sexual rivalry comes to the surface on the tennis court...

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