Zendaya, a cast member in “Challengers,” poses at the premiere of the film in this April 16 file photo.
NEW YORK — About 10 minutes into the movie ” Challengers,” Zendaya’s character’s daughter pokes her head into a room and asks about watching something on TV together.
“Of course we can. We’re just talking about tennis right now,” comes the mom’s response. To which the child replies: “But you’re always talking about tennis.”
Sure seems that way in the broader world of pop culture right now as the U.S. Open arrives to wrap up the Grand Slam season. Tennis is having a moment even before play begins at Flushing Meadows on Monday — from the Zendaya vehicle’s use of the sport as a backdrop for its three-person love story, to the way Roland Garros serves as a setting in Season 4, Episode 1 of “Emily in Paris,” to recently released docuseries about Serena Williams and Roger Federer and an upcoming show about Carlos Alcaraz, to Williams’ turn as host of the ESPYs, to the roles played by Coco Gauff, Rafael Nadal, Amelie Mauresmo and Williams in the opening ceremony for the Paris…
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