American actress Zendaya and her boyfriend, English actor Tom Holland, cheered on Polish tennis star Iga Swiatek on March 17 at the 2024 Indian Wells Open, where Swiatek beat Greek tennis player Maria. Sakkari.
Swiatek, 22 years old, took to Instagram Stories on March 18 to share her encounter with Zendaya.
The tennis champion tagged the 27-year-old star of the Dune films (2021 and 2024) in the post and praised her for being “kind, funny and caring.”
Zendaya then shared Swiatek’s post on her Instagram Stories and congratulated the world’s No. 1 player.
“It was an absolute pleasure meeting you and watching you perform. Many, many congratulations,” she wrote.
A stunned Swiatek told AFP that meeting Zendaya was crazy. The actress stars in Challengers, in which she plays a former tennis prodigy turned coach whose tennis champion husband is on a losing streak. The film hits cinemas in Singapore on April 25.
“I was just happy that she liked tennis and that she was releasing a tennis-themed movie,” Swiatek said.
Actors Tom Holland (left) and Zendaya watched the Indian Wells Open on March 17.
PHOTO: AFP
The four-time Grand Slam champion, whose second win at Indian Wells was her 19th career title, offered to give Zendaya some advice if the need arose.
“It should be really exciting. She can train with me anytime if she wants,” Swiatek said.
