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'King Richard' shows the force behind tennis’ greatest sisters - their dad

Richard Williams, Serena and Venus' father, planned his daughters’ path to greatness in a 78-page outline he wrote before they were even born

21 November 2021 - 00:03

These days Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena, is a shadow of his former cantankerous and outspoken self. Over the past few years the 79-year-old has suffered a series of strokes that have taken him out of the limelight he once enjoyed as a paternal Svengali who planned his daughters’ path to greatness in a 78-page outline he wrote before they were born...

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