A college tennis player’s leaping shot across the net went viral. There was just one problem
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, a superhero shot had just one flaw, a straight-sets final meant very different things to its participant, and some strange bounces of the ball. If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here.
A college tennis shot seen around the world — but should it have counted? “Challengers,” the 2024 film starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mik
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, a superhero shot had just one flaw, a straight-sets final meant very different things to its participant, and some strange bounces of the ball. If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here .
A college tennis shot seen around the world — but should it have counted? “Challengers,” the 2024 film starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist that sent tenniscore into overdrive, ends with a superhero shot in both senses of the word. One of the players leaps over the net to thump a smash, falling into the arms of the other in the process.
Last week, during a match between Kentucky and Georgia, Eli Stephenson made one of his own, winning a point — after some involved discussion between match officials — with this: Superman? Nah. Eli Stephenson.
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