Tenacious tennis player turned coach Tashi has been instrumental in propelling her husband to the pinnacle of his game. Seeking to snap him out of a recent losing streak, she enrols him in a “Challenger” tournament where, unknown to them, his former best friend (and Tashi’s ex-lover) has also entered. As the trio reunite, memories of their youthful love triangle resurface, giving rise to feelings of jealousy, lust, and betrayal. Zendaya and Josh O’Connor co-star in this propulsively energic and seductive sports drama directed by the award-winning filmmaker Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name).

Reviews

‘The most purely pleasurable film of the year so far. Like a great tennis match, it’s a clash of sleekly honed bodies and minds, and the question of who finally comes out on top is irrelevant to the fun of the struggle itself.’
★★★★★
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

‘Luca Guadagnino’s thrilling new movie posits that every conversation is a tennis match, and every tennis match is a sex scene – you will be powerless to resist it’
★★★★★
Clarisse Loughery, The Independent