Serena Williams Shares What The Public Often Gets Wrong About Her Father

Serena Willams addressed a public misconception about her father’s role in her and Venus Williams’ tennis careers. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion discussed her father’s parenting and coaching style in a cover story featuring the legendary sisters published in Harper’s Bazaar on Wednesday. Advertisement Serena Williams said that the public often views “tennis fathers” as being “overbearing” — and that her father, Richard Williams, was not like that. “That wasn’t necessarily my dad,” she said. “Everyone’s like, ‘Well, how do you play tennis for so long?’ It’s because we weren’t raised in an environment where it was something that… Read Full Article