The American tennis icon, Serena Williams has won every possible title during her illustrious tennis journey. The 23 Grand Slam champion reached great heights under the guidance of her father and coach, Richard Williams. ‘King’ Richard did his best to coach her tennis star daughter to become of the tennis greats. Additionally, Richard has always stood up for Serena during the dark phases of her tennis journey. He was also there to take a stand against the backlashes her daughter faced during a Grand Slam event.
Richard Williams once stood up for her daughter, Serena Williams.
The 23 Grand Slam title winner was being booed by the audience during the French Open in 2003. As a result, Serena Williams got distracted during the tour. As a result, her father, Richard Williams, was enraged by the crowd that was criticizing her daughter.
‘King’ Richard then compared her daughter’s situation to the former tennis players, Chris evert and Steffi Graf.
He once stated, ”You didn’t see them booing Evert or Graf,” indicating that the fans never booed the former French Open champions during their tour.
Serena’s father went on to say that the fans were never the same when it comes to her daughter’s tour.
Richard stated, ”All of a sudden, it’s O.K. That’s why I’m here, to make sure it doesn’t happen again. They’d better not do that to my daughter, or any daughter.”
Oracene Price also supported her daughter, Serena, during the event.
The Williams family shrugged off the harsh behavior of fans toward Serena during the French Open. However, Oracene Price later expressed her feelings about the incident involving her tennis star daughter. She went on to say that the fans wanted “a blonde and a ponytail.”