The Dune actress, 27, wore high heels featuring tennis balls with a silver minidress in Rome.
In movie Challengers, she is caught in a love triangle between two tennis players.
Zendaya said: “This is finally me being able to play a woman closer to my own age.”
The film hits cinemas on April 26.
Zendaya is dating actor Tom Holland who she met on the set of 2016’s Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Back in December Zendaya revealed that she’s gotten Tom into her favourite hobby – knitting.
In an exclusive chat, the Hollywood actress said: “People know I love to knit.
“I know it isn’t something you would normally associate with a girl my age, but it’s actually become very cool and I find it really relaxing.
“I have got Tom into knitting as well — and we’ve done jumpers for everybody this Christmas.”
Back in 2021 the couple appeared on the Graham Norton Show together and spoke about her knitting obession.
Tom said: “I’d be doing the most intense fight scenes on set and you used to come to set to watch quite a lot.
“I would be there with blood all over my face, I’d be fighting The Goblin, and you’d be there just knitting.”
Zendaya added: “I loved it as a pastime.
“I love little tedious activities to keep my brain occupied. I made everyone scarves.
“I was like, ‘What am I going to get everyone for Christmas?’
“So I was like, ‘I will make them some scarves because that is what I am doing all day’.”