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Paul Wesley and his girlfriend Natalie Kuckenburg are enjoying their time at the French Open!

Rafael Nadal is entering the final stages of his career. The Spanish superstar has had a difficult year when it comes to his tennis, having some fitness issues and losing out on tournaments that he was excited to participate in. Still, Nadal remains one of the most exciting players to watch, a man with a career that has cemented his place as one of the biggest sports legends in tennis.

Challengers, this was already going to be the summer of . was the perfect setup for making tennis dresses the MVP of the moment. How else could you master country club chic?If you actually plan on playing some tennis (or , if that’s more your thing), it’s important to have some tennis clothes that give you a competitive edge on the court.

Rafael Nadal returned to his hallmark competition: Roland Garros. Two years after his glorious 2022 victory, when he was crowned champion for the fourteenth time by tournament by defeating the young Casper Ruud, the 37-year-old Spanish athlete has once again stepped onto the French tennis courts greeted by his fans with a warm ovation.

A massive student accommodation development is the biggest planning application submitted to councils this week.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The world’s best tennis players take to the clay courts at Roland Garros this week for the 2024 French Open. Novak Djokovic is the defending French Open champion on the men’s side, while Iga Świątek is the defending women’s champ.

Game, set, and match for Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu, and Tudor D. Popescu, who co-direct Nasty, a pleasingly hagiographic portrait of Romanian tennis icon Ilie Năstase. What fun tennis must have been in the 1970s, as it was on the turn from a knockabout sport into the sharp-footed profession it is today. Năstase and his contemporaries brought finesse and genius to the game, but tennis hadn’t yet been fully corrupted by corporate greed and mechanical elite athleticism. These players were hardworking and hard-partying in equal measure, and Năstase was a key ringleader for the frivolity, dating models, and canoodling on the mattresses at Studio 54.

The One Where Iga Meets Courteney!

? The GOAT tennis player from the sport in August 2022, citing a desire to expand her family (which she did, welcoming daughter Adira in August 2023). But her recent statement has us wondering if she's about to return to the court…or maybe announce a new product? We know how these stunts work, but we can't help ourselves!“I’m ready to hit some balls again” the mom of two on May 21, 2024. The language is just vague enough that she could mean a lot of things, including punching nutsacks (sorry, we're all thinking it! If this is a prank by Venus…), but if this means what we think it means… Gossip Girl, “welcome back, Queen Serena.”Serena Williams announced her retirement in , and made it clear that she was still grappling with the decision.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter David Morse has joined the cast of the upcoming “We Were Liars” series adaptation at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has learned exclusively. Morse joins previously announced cast members Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Candice King in the series, which is based on the E. Lockhart novel of the same name.

Christopher Vourlias There’s a scene early in the documentary “Nasty,” a rollicking portrait of the ’70s Romanian tennis bad boy Ilie Năstase, where the Grand Slam champion’s mentor and longtime doubles partner Ion Țiriac recalls teaching Năstase how to ski. The young prodigy was a fast study — perhaps too fast. “He skied down perfectly,” says Țiriac, “except he ran into the fence because I hadn’t taught him to stop.” You’d be hard-pressed to find a better metaphor for the free-wheeling, fast-living Năstase, a “wild child,” “rock star” and “insolent, elegant, angry, whimsical bon vivant” who makes a fitting subject for the documentary, which was directed by Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are starring in a new fashion campaign!

Jack Dunn If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Luca Guadagnino‘s “Challengers” is swinging into streaming. The Zendaya-led drama is now available to rent/purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV+.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Tennis champion Naomi Osaka’s company Hana Kuma has boarded Leonardo Van Dijl’s debut feature “Julie Keeps Quiet” ahead of its world premiere on Saturday in Cannes Critics’ Week. The film is being sold by New Europe Film Sales. Osaka and her longtime agent and business partner Stuart Duguid’s Hana Kuma, an Emmy Award-nominated creative house, will serve as executive producers on the film.

Sacha Baron Cohen announced their divorce last month.In April, the couple shared a joint statement on social media announcing their split. Alongside a photo of them in tennis clothes, a caption read: “After a long tennis match lasting over 20 years, we are finally putting our racquets down.

Rafael Nadal finds himself in a difficult position with his tennis. The beloved Spanish player is coming off of a destabilizing loss in Rome that’s making him reconsider playing in one of his favorite tournaments, the French Open, also known as the Roland Garros. Rafa Nadal is supported by his family at his first Madrid Open matchRafa Nadal’s emotional goodbye at the Madrid OpenEarlier last week, Nadal lost against Hubert Hurkacz in Rome.

The next project in Serena Williams‘ post-tennis career has been announced!

film is an electric and sexy romp about sports, competition, and of course, a . But for Kathryn “Kara” Hall, the film rang true—and bittersweet.Hall, 28, had spent most of her childhood and young adulthood devoting her entire life to tennis, first as a junior player and then as a college athlete at the University of Michigan.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The trailer (below) has debuted for Leonardo Van Dijl‘s “Julie Keeps Quiet” ahead of its world premiere in Critics’ Week in Cannes. The film’s world sales agency New Europe Film Sales has revealed the first territory deals. New Europe has sold the film to New Horizons for Poland, Kino Pavasaris for the Baltic states, and I Wonder Pictures for Italy.

Plans for two courts for the new form of ‘padel’ tennis at an Altrincham golf club have been approved - despite the site’s green belt status and concerns over the effects of floodlighting on the bat population. Trafford’s planning committee gave the go-ahead to the new courts at Dunham Forest Golf Club in the face of objections from six neighbouring residents and two of its councillors.

Manchester City have changed their training schedule this week after Nottingham Forest nearly caught them high and dry by not watering the pitch.

Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas have split.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A wide array of emotions have rippled throughout theaters nationwide the past two weeks as people have experienced the Zendaya-led “Challengers” for the first time. Some may have left have their respective screenings with the new motivation to take on tennis this summer.

The family of Kate Middleton are currently mourning the loss of a close family friend, Tony Henman, who has reportedly died.The Princess of Wales’ parents Carole and Michael Middleton were said to be close to Tony, who was the father of tennis legend Tim Henman. According to reports, Tony died on Friday at the age of 84, the Daily Mail reports.

Enrique Iglesias is opening up about his wife Anna Kournikova!

Coco Gauff and her coach Brad Gilbert are back together and planning on taking on the Italian Open. Gilbert and Gauff had split up for a bit, with him coaching Zendaya for her tennis work in the film “Challengers.” The decision to part ways sparked some speculation from followers, who wondered if Gilbert and Gauff’s partnership had come to an end. Coco Gauff’s throwback shows her 8-year-old self watching Venus Williams competeCoco Gauff reveals the impact of the Williams sisters; I couldn’t have done it ‘if it wasn’t for them’Gauff was quick to provide some clarification.

There were quite a few athletes in attendance at the 2024 Met Gala!

Serena Williams is going for the gold!

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. This also marked the Challengers star's first Met Gala since nailing the Camp theme in 2019, dressed in a .All this to say, Zendaya and her longtime stylist Law Roach had a lot to live up to this year, especially after serving one Met Gala-worthy look after another during back-to-back press tours for and her sexy tennis movie . To the shock of absolutely nobody, they delivered.In keeping with , Zendaya arrived on the scene wearing a blue, black, and green forest scene by Margiela, with Law Roach not far behind in a black suit by the same label.

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