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Challengers screenwriter reveals Zendaya-led thriller was inspired by controversial 2018 US Open final

  • Director Luca Guadagnino’s newest tennis psychodrama, Challengers, took surprising inspiration from Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka’s controversial 2018 US Open final, the film’s screenwriter revealed.

  • Instead, he explained that the premise came from his fascination with the tennis match between Williams and Osaka at the 2018 US Open.

  • Kuritzkes shared at a recent press conference that the characters were not inspired by any real tennis players.

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