“I Was Teary Eyed”: Venus Williams Opens Up on Her Father’s Biopic Starring Will Smith
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Born one year apart, both Venus Williams and her younger sister Serena Williams turned professional at age 14. The Williams sisters ushered a new era in women’s tennis and inspired millions of young girls to dream big.
However, few know the person who introduced and guided the two sisters to tennis was their father, Richard Williams, who started giving tennis lessons to Venus and Serena when they were four and five, respectively.
Venus Williams excited about her father’s biopic
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Recently, former Australian tennis player Rennae Stubbs invited Venus on ‘The Racquet Magazine Podcast‘. Among a plethora of interesting questions, Stubbs asked Venus about her feelings on the biopic film being made on her father.
Titled “King Richard”, the movie tells the story of Richard Williams and the way he coached his daughters Venus and Serena to becoming two of the greatest players in the game.
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Interestingly, four-time Grammy award winner Will Smith will play the role of their father, and the movie will release later this year.
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Hence, Stubbs enquired Venus on whether she has seen some glimpses of the movie and if she had any say in its making. In her reply, Venus mentioned she hasn’t seen the movie but has visited the set twice. However, Venus revealed she has read the script of the movie and experienced different emotions after going through it.
“I haven’t seen it. I got to go to the set twice, I have read the script. When I read the script, it was moments I forgot about and that I was laughing at. Literally, like laughing and other moments I was teary-eyed,” said Venus.
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When the host asked Venus to give an example, the tennis star recalled the way her father used to tell other people: “I am not raising no dumb athletes and my girls will be here while we have dead gone”.
The 7-time Grand Slam champion stressed the instrumental role her father played in their careers. It’s been over 25 years since the Williams sisters started competing on the professional tour and are still going strong.