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Challengers, Zendaya's new tennis film has finally been released. But is Challengers baed on a true story? Here's everything we know about the inspiration for the new movie.

Challengers has finally been released in the UK after what feels like an eternity of waiting and we're already living for Zendaya in her tennis era as Tashi Duncan. Beyond the long roster of impeccable tennis themed outfits that we've been treated to on the press tour for the film, Challengers has us feeling all types of ways we didn't know we could about tennis, as well as reevaluating if three really is a crowd.

' So is Challengers based on a true story? Get out your crispest tennis whites and dust off that racket, here's everything we know. Is Challengers based on a true story? While the film isn't based on a true story, its writer Justin Kuritzkes says that he took much inspiration for the script from a real tennis match. The match in question? Naomi Osaka vs Serena Williams.

 

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