Zendaya and Iga Świątek's encounter at Indian Wells highlights cross-industry admiration

Zendaya recently met Iga Świątek at the WTA 1000 final in Indian Wells, concluding with a victory for the Polish tennis star. "It was an absolute pleasure watching you on the court and seeing you win," Zendaya expressed.

Iga Świątek once again proved that she is rightly considered the best female tennis player in the world. The WTA ranking leader gave another demonstration of her capabilities during the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells on Sunday. In the final, she defeated Maria Sakkari 6:4, 6:0. The Greek player couldn't keep up with the pace set by our compatriot.

This victory is already the 19th title in Świątek's career, which further increased her lead over the second in the WTA ranking Aryna Sabalenka. Currently, the sportswoman is ahead of the Belarusian by over 2500 points. Moreover, for her success, Iga received a prize of $1.1 million, approximately 4.4 million złotys.

The triumph of Iga Świątek was watched from the stands by distinguished guests, acting couple Zendaya and Tom Holland. One of the biggest Hollywood stars currently is a declared fan of "the white sport", and in April, the movie "The Challengers" by Luca Guadagnino, in which she had to play the role of a tennis player, will be released in theaters. After Iga was presented with the trophy, the American posed for a few photos with the Pole, chatting and exchanging courtesies.

The tennis player did not hesitate to share this special meeting online and posted one of the mutual photos on InstaStories, adding from herself:

What just happened? Thank you for being kind, funny, and aware.

The Hollywood star quickly returned the favor to her idol, reposting Iga's story.

It was an absolute pleasure to watch you on the court and to see you win. Huge congratulations! - wrote.

Zendaya was one of the stars who followed the struggles between Iga Świątek and Maria Sakkari. The actress was accompanied by her famous boyfriend, Tom Holland.

Posing for the photographer, the stars exchanged a few words. They might have been talking about Zendaya's latest movie, "The Channelers", where the actress played a tennis champion.