Love on the Court: Zendaya and Tom Holland Enjoy Tennis Date Before ‘Challengers’ Press Tour

On Sunday, March 17, Zendaya and Tom Holland were spotted at the Indian Wells Open, observing from the sidelines.

The two were seen belting out Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” in the stands at the Indian Wells, California, 2024 BNP Paribas Open.

Zendaya and Tom Holland Have Tennis Date at Indian Wells Championship Ahead of Challengers Press Tour

Zendaya, also 27, donned a white Louis Vuitton sweater and tennis skirt, while Holland, 27, wore a brown button-down shirt with white piping over a white t-shirt.

Following the game, the winner Iga Świątek and the Emmy-winning actress posed for pictures. With a 6-4 victory over her opponent Maria Sakkari, Świątek achieved her second Indian Wells victory.

In a press conference following the game, Świątek, 22, remarked, “I already got used to all this postmatch craziness.” “Meeting Zendaya was undoubtedly surreal, but she’s still a human just like the rest of us. I was so pleased to see that she was enjoying tennis and that she would soon be releasing the film Challengers, which has a tennis theme. Thus, that ought to be really tҺrilling.

Świątek and Zendaya are prepared to take the court together. The tennis winner said, “She can practice with me anytime if she wants to.” But she’s a really wonderful person, so it was definitely enjoyable. Being able to meet people of this caliber here makes me feel extremely fortunate.

The game was a work function, but Zendaya also got to spend time with Holland. She is embarking on the press tour for her film Challengers, in which she plays Tashi Duncan, a well-known tennis player who becomes embroiled in a romantic triangle with two other sportsmen, played by Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist. On April 26, Challengers will open in theaters.

Even in their caption, The Tennis Channel referred to her as the made-up Challengers persona (albeit they also acknowledged Holland’s most famous role as Spider-Man). The network posted a video of the couple along with the caption, “tashi duncan and peter parker? 🧐.”

Zendaya and Tashi have a lot more understated romance, although Tashi’s love life is full of turmoil. When Zendaya and Holland were seen cuddling in a car in July 2021, word of their romance broke out. The two have gradually become more honest about their relationship since then.

In July 2023, an exclusive insider informed Us Weekly that “Zendaya and Tom really did their best to keep their romance under wraps when they first started dating.” “They had both always been very discreet about their personal life before they started dating. They were on the same page when it came to avoiding public speculation, which was something that connected them in the beginning of their relationship.

But after their relationship was made public, it was different. The source went on, “That has changed over time, and they acknowledge that everyone knows they’re together.” Tom wants everyone to know how much he loves Zendaya, therefore he is pleased to call her his girlfriend.

Iga Świątek and Zendaya

During her Dune: Part Two press trip, Zendaya even made multiple spontaneous references to Holland. When the Euphoria actress was asked which of her Dune co-stars had the most “rizz,” she didn’t even think about her other cast members during the BuzzFeed Puppy Interview.

“Mr. Tom Holland is someone who I personally work with who has beautiful charisma, but he’s not on the Dune cast,” Zendaya retorted. Pulling me requires a little more effort because I’m more reserved and silent. He’s just really skilled at it by nature. It’s true that I had to extract it from myself a little. He possesses that innate talent.

Her remarks followed Holland’s declaration that he had no “rizz” at all several months earlier.

“I have very little rizz, like none at all,” he murmured. “It can’t work unless you truly fall in love with me. Long term, they should definitely collaborate on a movie. The characters you’re portraying falling in love with one another certainly helps.

“I’m locked up so I’m happy and in love, so I’ve got no need for fizz,” Holland said in closing.

While portraying Peter Parker and MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016, the native of England got to know Zendaya on the set. MJ and Parker eventually began dating.