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CARLSBAD, CA – AUGUST 3: Richard Williams, father of Venus Williams, watches as she competes against Anna Chakvetadze of Russia during the Day 5 match of the Acura Classic at the La Costa Resort and Spa August 3, 2007 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
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CARLSBAD, CA – AUGUST 3: Richard Williams, father of Venus Williams, watches as she competes against Anna Chakvetadze of Russia during the Day 5 match of the Acura Classic at the La Costa Resort and Spa August 3, 2007 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
Serena Williams and Venus Williams have engraved their names in the realm of tennis because of their astounding performance on the court. The father of the two sisters, Richard Williams, shaped the early careers of the two players.
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The Wimbledon 2022 is here, and we look back upon when Richard Williams expressed his discontent towards the Wimbledon and how it has become a very commercialized tournament which was not good for the sport.
Richard Williams condemned the high maintenance of the Wimbledon
Richard Williams has always been there to look over his two daughters’ performance on the court. So, that consequently made him travel on various tours with them. The coach and father commented on the condition of the Wimbledon. He said, “This (Wimbledon) has become too commercialized, too many rules, they have a rule for everything.”
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LONDON – JULY 02: Richard Williams, father and coach of Serena Williams, show his emotion during her Women’s Singles fourth round match between Serena Williams of USA and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia during day seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 2, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
He also gave an example of the Italian Open, which he feels is up to the mark. Richard Williams said, “My favorite championship is Rome [the Italian Open] because the transportation service is better by far, you’re treated more personal. They don’t try to kill you with the rates on eating and people there who work at the tournament go all out to please you.”
Serena Williams on a journey to clinch the Wimbledon title
Serena Williams has won the Wimbledon seven times out of her 23 grand slam titles. She won her last Wimbledon in 2016 and after that, she reached the finals of the Wimbledon in 2018 and then in 2019.
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Moreover, she reached the semi-finals in 2020 too. However, last year she retired from the grass-court major as she had suffered a hamstring injury.
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Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – June 29, 2021 Serena Williams of the U.S. in action during her first round match against Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
The player was on a halt for a year and has finally made a comeback this year. She will face Harmony Tan in the first round of the SW19.
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We are excited to see the progress of the players and see where she goes. Do you think Serena Williams can win the Wimbledon 2022?
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Deepakshi Chaudhary