The Williams Method is a film by Reinaldo Marcus Green, which was released in 2021. This film, inspired by the life of Richard Williams, traces his story and above all, his 78-page method to train his two daughters, Venus and Serena Williams, to become tennis legends. In this film, which was a great success, Will Smith played the role of the demanding and tenacious father, who trains his daughters very intensively.
Venus and Serena Williams are therefore two sisters, part of best female tennis players in the world. They both have won numerous awardsincluding seven Grand Slam singles titles for Venus Williams, compared to 23 Grand Slam singles titles also for her little sister, Serena Williams.
The Williams family is famous in the tennis world and inspired the film The Williams Method
The Williams family, including father, Richard Williams, and two of his daughters, Venus and Serena, have inspired the film The Williams Methodreleased in 2021. This family is very famous in the world of tennis, particularly for the prizes won by Venus and Serena Williams, but also for the family’s resilience in the face of some tragedies which she had to face. As for the rest of the family, it is, in fact, of a blended family.
Richard Williams and Oracene Price are the parents of two iconic tennis players, Venus and Serena. Both supported their daughters in their tennis careers. In Richard Williams’ blended family, Venus and Serena’s half-sister, Yetunde Price, was also immersed in the world of tennis. In fact, she was her sisters’ personal assistant. Unfortunately, she was the target of a murder and died in 2003.
photo credit: Shutterstock Venus and Serena Williams, who inspired the film The Williams Method, during a doubles tennis match.
The drama that the Williams family, having inspired the film The Williams Method, experienced in 2003
The big sister of Venus and Serena Williams, Yetunde Price was assassinated on September 14, 2003 in California, United States. Her boyfriend at the time, Rolland Wormley, returned to this shooting during an interview given to the American media, The Post. He first said that he was meeting Yetunde Price in a neighborhood in West Compton and continued by indicating “I saw a guy waiting on the side of a house… he had something in his hands and he shot us. I immediately grabbed Yetunde’s hand and pressed the accelerator (…) The rear window was in a million pieces. I stop, I lift Tunde and blood flows. I don’t know where the impact is coming from and I’m starting to panic.”.
He continued his words pointing the finger at the American policewhich would have left the sister of Venus and Serena Williams without medical assistance for a few moments “they left her in the car while she was still alive (…) if they had taken her immediately to the hospital, she might still be alive ».
The Williams family, having inspired the film The Williams Methodblames Yetunde Price’s ex-boyfriend following his assassination
Following his interview with The Post, Yetunde Price’s former boyfriend indicated that Richard Williams and his family would have held responsible of the tragedy that affected their daughter and sister, “few people have heard my side of the story. It’s really weird. The truth is, the Williams family not only put me in the toilet, but they also flushed the toilet ».
photo credit: Shutterstock Serena Williams, having inspired the film The Williams Method.
The murderer of Venus and Serena Williams’ sister, Robert Maxfield, had been arrested and convicted in 2006 to 15 years in prison. However, it was released after 12 years for good behavior and is now at large.
