Challengers sees the ups and downs of intense relationships within the tennis world.

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Art and Patrick’s final tennis match in Challengers

Challengers follows tennis player-turned-coach Tashi as she transforms her husband Art into a Grand Slam champion. To revitalize his career, she enters him in a lower-tier tournament where he confronts his past, facing both his former best friend and Tashi’s ex-boyfriend.

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