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Here's Exactly How "Challengers" Made Those Tennis Matches So Intense And Realistic

There are obviously spoilers ahead for Challengers!

If you've been on the internet the last few days, then you know there is a new buzzy movie everyone is talking about: Challengers.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Justin Kuritzkes, Challengers follows Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy turned coach, who turns her husband Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) into a champion. However, to overcome a losing streak, he must face his ex-best friend Patrick Zweig (Josh O'Connor), who is also Tashi's ex-boyfriend.