The father of Venus and Serena Williams — who is played by Will Smith in King Richard — weighed in after the Best Actor Oscar winner struck Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett ...

Richard Williams is the father of tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams. His story has been profiled in the film, King Richard. Serena Williams' dad Richard, 82, refuses to give up driving ...

Toiling behind the American tennis icons since their childhood has been their father, Richard Williams, who went above and beyond to support them in pursuing their passion for the racquet game.

"I would never go back," Richard Williams said in a telephone interview. But he added that it's up to Serena whether to play at Indian Wells again. "She was taught to make terrific decisions," he ...