Serena Williams proudly showed off the bond between her daughter, Alexis Olympia, and her father—and tennis coach—Richard Williams. See how Richard sweetly motivates his granddaughter in rare video.
King Richard is still the greatest cheerleader of all time!
Serena Williams gave the world a glimpse of her dad, Richard Williams, and
his bond with her 4-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia, whose dad is Serena's
husband Alexis Ohanian. "A rare sighting, the one and the only G.O.A.T.
still motivating…King Richard, but I call him daddy," she wrote.
In the video, Serena and Venus Williams' dad proudly holds up his phone as
his granddaughter rides her bike toward him. The tennis superstar catches
the sweet moment when her father proudly cheers Olympia on. "Go on, girl.
You are the best," he says.
Richard, 79, who is the subject of the new Will Smith film, King Richard,
has remained largely out of the spotlight since suffering health
complications in 2016. The Williams family patriarch is responsible for
teaching Serena, 40, and her older sister Venus, 41, the game of tennis and
propelling them into superstardom.
In the film, the world will have a look at the seven-year span of Serena and
Venus' early tennis career in the '90s and how he was driven to take his
daughters out of South Central, Los Angeles and into the world of
professional tennis.
Serena, who co-produced the film with Venus and others, is excited for the
world to know her father's story. "My dad was an amazing guy—is an amazing
guy, I should say—and I think he was way ahead of his time," the 23-time
Grand Slam champion told Refienry29 in August.
"He's always thinking on a different level. Even now, he is always thinking
five steps above everyone else. And the way he taught tennis with
techniques, the way he pushed myself and my sister, it was a great
opportunity to tell his story." She continued: "There would be no Venus and
Serena if it wasn't for Richard."