PHOTOS: Met Gala 2024 spotlights ‘Challengers’ star Zendaya, Maria Sharapova and Williams sisters

A wise woman once said, “It’s fashion…it’s fashion!”

Such was indeed the case at the 2024 Met Gala, and in no small part due to the tennis takeover that took place on the red carpet and inside the annual fashion event.

Tennis and style have gone hand-in-hand dating back to the days of fashion icon Ted Tinling, and while numerous tennis players have served in their finest, this year’s outing had an extra dash of celebrity thanks to Challengers star Zendaya.

Williams sisters Venus and Serena and Maria Sharapova made their near-annual sojourn to the Gala, interpreting the 2024 theme “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”

We were all awake and well after seeing Venus and Serena in glitter and gold, respectively, and Sharapova in tennis ball eleganza.

Serena famously announced her second pregnancy at last year’s event, and continued to keep heads heads turning on Monday.

She’s not a tennis player, but she played one in a hit movie: Zendaya stole the show with an assist from stylish doubles partner Law Roach, displaying multiple looks on the red carpet.

Zendaya has shown off more explicitly sporting looks during her promotion of the tennis-themed film, but opted for more of an enchanted princess theme for her looks:

Sharapova had plenty of fun once the party got underway, taking a collective selfie video with Venus and Serena, whom she ran into separately throughout the evening.

Watch out, Masters 1000s: the Met Gala may just be the unofficial fifth Slam.