Naomi Osaka posted a TikTok tribute to Challengers, the hit romantic drama starring Zendaya as a tennis phenom caught in a steamy love triangle.
In a video posted to TikTok on Thursday, May 2, the four-time Grand Slam champion, 26, paid playful homage to Challengers, the hit romantic drama starring Zendaya as a tennis phenom caught in a steamy love triangle.
Recently, the movie’s screenwriter, Justin Kuritzkes, said that he was inspired to write the script after watching Osaka beat her idol, Serena Williams, in an upset victory at the 2018 U.S. Open. Osaka was then 20 years old — a prodigy just like Zendaya’s character, Tashi Duncan, though Kuritzkes did not base Tashi upon Osaka. Her famously riveting match with Williams, however, was another story.
https://www.tiktok.com/@naomiosaka/video/7364120756613057838?embed_source=121374463%2C121404359%2C121351166%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_share&refer=embed&referer_url=people.com%2Fnaomi-osaka-imitates-challengers-in-hilarious-tiktok-8642644&referer_video_id=7364120756613057838 After the game, which Osaka won 6-2, 6-4, the rivals stood next to one another while observers in the stands booed the result. Osaka covered her face with her visor and cried. Williams hugged Osaka, who told the crowd, “I know that everyone was cheering for . I’m sorry it had to end like this. I just want to say thank you for watching the match.”
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