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Challengers: Coco Gauff and Venus Williams Shower Immense Love on Zendaya After Her Tennis Tribute to the Williams Sisters Breaks the Internet

Published 04/19/2024, 12:57 AM EDT

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Zendaya’s latest initiative for her upcoming movie Challengers promotion has taken an interesting turn. Promoting her tennis-themed movie for Vogue’s cover shoot, Zendaya brought back an iconic look of the Williams sisters from 1998. Not to mention, Venus Williams surprised the fraternity by dropping an adorable reaction to the photo. Not just Venus Williams but Zendaya’s fan, Coco Gauff also delighted the fraternity’s heart with her support for the talented actress.

Luxury Law’s official Instagram page recently dropped Zendaya’s pictures for her latest Vogue and British Vogue cover story. This page also added Serena Williams and Venus Williams’s original photo from the shoot in 1998, which has been the sole inspiration for Zendaya’s latest look. Sharing those images, Luxury Law wrote, “An ode to the GREATS @venuswilliams @serenawilliams We thank you for all you have done! With Love, Z and Law. Thank You to @wesgordon and the @carolinaherrera team for helping us recreate this iconic look.” Adding detailed information about the shoot coordination team, Luxury Law also penned a note for Serena Williams and Venus Williams’s brilliance to make this look more iconic.

 

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Now, Venus Williams noticed the post and dropped her adorable reactions under it as a comment. This former world’s number-one WTA star wrote, “Wow. No words! So much love for you.” Given that Williams inspired the look, her comment was truly a valuable insight for Zendaya and her team. It was also a great success for Luxury Law, as they perfected the shoot, impressing its original faces. Not just Venus Williams but Zendaya’s number one fan in the tennis community, Coco Gauff, was spotted love-struck watching Zendaya channel her inner champion look. Gauff simply dropped four love-struck emojis, which perfectly showcase this reigning US Open champion’s excitement for the Challengers movie.

Zendaya’s look was also appreciated by Venus Williams’s younger sister, Serena Williams, who mentored the Spider-Man actress for channeling their 1998 Vogue cover look so perfectly. Like a proud mentor, Williams shared Zendaya’s stories on her Instagram story. However, Zendaya’s extra love for Serena Williams’s elder sister was visible when the actress couldn’t keep calm seeing the American WTA legend attending her movie’s premiere.

Zendaya reacts adorably watching Venus Williams pose for the Challengers movie premiere on the red carpet

Zendaya’s tennis-themed film Challengers has been making rounds on social media. Many celebrities graced this movie’s Los Angeles premiere, including former world’s number one WTA player Venus Williams. Williams wore a shimmery grey off-shoulder mini dress highlighted with a slit. Posing for a photo on the red carpet, Venus Williams wrote on her official Instagram profile– “Serve @challengersmovies.” Venus Williams’s Instagram post didn’t go beyond Zendaya’s sight. Being delighted, she commented, “Wow wow wow…this is so special,” Zendaya also added a pink heart with an arrow emoji that perfectly showcased her feelings.

Venus Williams and Coco Gauff’s love-filled comment for Zendaya’s Vogue cover look represents huge positivity and support. It also shows that the actress has a huge fan following in the tennis fraternity. It also showed the tennis community’s excitement for the movie.

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Upasana Banerjee is a Tennis Writer at EssentiallySports. Specializing in major trends within the tennis world, Upasana's keen eye captures newsworthy moments in the world of sports. Her adept information mining makes her a go-to source for insights into players' lives.
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