the new film starring Will Smith as Richard Williams, which opens Friday in theaters and on HBO Max. The movie traces how Williams challenged — and changed — tennis with his vision and mission for his daughters Venus and Serena to take over the sport.
With both daughters rising up from the streets of Compton to reach No. 1 — and Serena, winning 23 Grand Slam titles, becoming who many consider to be the greatest player of all time — their father was both a genius and a polarizing figure in breaking racist barriers and the norms of the tennis establishment.“I think Richard was ahead of his time,” “King Richard” director Reinaldo Marcus Green told The Post.
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