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Richard Dove Williams Jr. (born February 14, 1942) is a former American tennis coach and the father of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.
Nov 19, 2021 · For years during the trailblazing tennis careers of his daughters Venus and Serena, Richard Williams was an animated public presence—waving signs from the crowd, offering bombastic...
Nov 22, 2021 · We speak with tennis coach Rick Macci about the true story behind 'King Richard', where Richard Williams hired him to train Venus and Serena Williams.
Apr 25, 2024 · Richard Williams remained an early coach and trainer in his daughters, Venus and Serena’s lives through their childhood and well into their professional careers.
Nov 19, 2021 · Williams was known for his unconventional approach to building the sisters’ careers—for example by taking them off the junior circuit and not letting them play matches until they turned pro—ready...
Nov 17, 2021 · King Richard tells how Richard Williams doggedly pursued professional tennis careers for his daughters, Venus and Serena. His methods may have kept them from the burnout that ends many careers.
Nov 16, 2021 · Played by Will Smith, Richard Williams was coach, dad, and promoter of the girls, training with them on broken-down public courts in 1990s South Los Angeles, collecting discarded balls, and...
May 1, 2024 · Initially set in the late 1980s, King Richard explores the ambitious efforts by Richard Williams to turn his two daughters into tennis champions. Raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, Williams had...
Richard Williams is an American tennis coach, and father of Venus and Serena Williams. He took tennis lessons and decided his future daughters would be tennis professionals when he saw Virginia Ruzici playing on television.
Mar 16, 2022 · King Richard is up for Best Picture and five other categories at this year's Academy Awards. It's the story of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams and their family.
