Challengers Ending is Wild Let Me Explain

Listen along as we answer your biggest questions when it comes to Luca Guadagnino’s newest film Challengers. Zendaya stars as Tashi, a tennis prodigy, who encounters Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh O’Connor) at an Adidas after party following her win against Anna Mueller (Emma Davis). The night before Art and Patrick’s big singles match against each other at the US Open Jr, Tashi says the winner can have her number making their match one to remember. Unfortunately, Tashi’s career is cut short during a match while she attended Stanford University. The movie moves through showing you the present time where Tashi is now coaching Art through his career, to certain glimpses of their past giving context to Art and Patrick’s intense match up against one another at Phil’s Tire Town Challenger. It’s the first time they’ve faced each other in thirteen years. In the video above we discuss the context of their final match, some foreshadowing on Tashi’s injury and have the cast explain who they believe is the biggest snake.

Challengers

Synopsis: Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, turned her husband into a champion. But to overcome a losing streak, he needs to face his ex-best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Writer: Justin Kuritzkes

Starring: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor, Darnell Appling and A.J. Lister