Billie Jean King hopes that Zendaya and her castmates can look like authentic pro tennis players in ‘Challengers’
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.
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. That extends beyond tennis. The summit also gave King an opportunity to reflect on how far sports have come since her playing days — a time when she was outed publicly and immediately lost all her endorsements as a result.
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