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Billie Jean King Hopes Zendaya’s ‘Challengers’ Can Capture ‘Good Tennis’


Billie Jean King hopes that Zendaya and her castmates can look like authentic pro tennis players in ‘Challengers’

Billie Jean King, ZendayaJohn Nacion/WireImage;Neil Mockford/Filmmagic/Getty Images(2)The 39-time Grand Slam winner and advocate for tennis, women and LGBTQIA+ athletes weighed in on Zendaya ’s upcoming movie, Challengers, and said she hopes it does the game justice. QVC hosted the first-of-its-kind summit in Las Vegas to kick off the brand’s new platform, Age of Possibility, empowering women over 50 from all walks of life to celebrate who they are. King isn’t doubting Zendaya’s or her costars’ acting chops, she’s just hopeful that actors can capture the intricacies of professional sports as if they played the games themselves.

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