‘Always Gangsters Hanging Around’ – Venus Williams Shares How Serena Williams and She Used to Play at Compton

In the movie ‘King Richard’, we saw how Serena and Venus Williams used to practice at Compton park with their father, Richard Williams. Recently, Venus and her sister Isha Price visited the city of Compton as they were reminiscing some memories from their childhood. Also, they talked about how dangerous it was to practice tennis during that time. 

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Venus Williams talks about practicing under dangerous circumstances

“This is Compton park, this is where we put in all the hours. I think it was somewhat dangerous. There was always gangsters hanging around. They were nice though (Isha didn’t agree with her).They were nice, but in the end, they were lost too. Looking back, they were kids or young adults. None of them were older,” Venus said. 

Isha Price later revealed, “They would play basketball, heckle a little bit. Every now and then, there was a bullet or two. We had to hit the tennis court.”

In an earlier video, Venus interacted with some kids from Mark Twain Elementary – the school she attended as a child. She motivated some of the students and encouraged them for the future.

The Williams sisters celebrated the Oscars in style

Both Venus and Serena attended the Oscars as they got the chance to be presenters for the ceremony. With Will Smith getting the Best Actor award for ‘King Richard’, the Williams sisters were truly elated as their movie got the recognition it deserved. 

However, the ‘slapping incident’ involving Will Smith and Chris Rock may have stolen the limelight from Venus and Serena. Although they have not made a comment on the incident, they looked happy as Smith was giving his speech at the Oscars.

Coming to tennis, both the sisters are yet to provide an update over their respective comebacks. While Serena has started her training to make a comeback for the European clay-court season, Venus is yet to start her practice. Fans will get more clarity as the clay season approaches. 

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