‘The Ultimate Outliers’ – Another Feature Like ‘King Richard’ All Set to Showcase the Life of Venus and Serena Williams

Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, is a man who fought tooth and nail to help his daughters succeed in the world of tennis. Williams had to overcome several hardships on his way. Therefore, the Williams sisters didn’t have to tackle anything head-on apart from the challenges tennis posed.

Now that Serena and Venus have touched the heights and engraved their names on the sport, Richards’ story has also gained value. As people want to learn about his struggle as well. Recently, ‘On the Line’ announced a documentary encompassing his side of the story.

A platform for revealing Venus and Serena Williams’ father’s hardship

The documentary will reveal the odds that Williams fought to give the world two of the greatest athletes of our generation. Here’s what On the Line had to say about the series. “Richard Williams dreamt of creating wunderkinds in a game he had little experience with. Tennis was historically a sport of the upper classes and a fixture of lily-white country club culture. And the Williamses were the ultimate outliers.”

Further, the documentary will revolve around the things they faced because of what they are. As the representative of On the Line wrote, “they burst onto the scene with phenomenal fanfare, anticipation, and some skepticism. But the girls had the grit and raw talent to back up the hype. Fierce competitors on the court, the siblings remained consummate professionals. Despite enduring criticism and ugly rumors that wreaked of racism. Their father was often derided and dismissed as an opportunist, or worse, a cheat who fixed his daughters’ matches, but the tight-knit clan, much maligned by the media, had a unique dynamic that was often misunderstood.”

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In addition, earlier the movie ‘King Ricard’ portrayed the lives of Venus and Serena Williams from the eyes of their father, Richard Williams. The movie was a hit in the theaters and received several awards, including six nominations at the Oscars. Therefore, there is much anticipation about the upcoming series.

What are Serena and Venus’s noteworthy achievements?

Starting with Serena Williams, she has won 23 Grand Slam titles, and has four Olympic gold medals to her name. Further, she has claimed 73 singles and 23 doubles title in totality up till now. And has held the ranking of World No.1 for a record total of 319 weeks.

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Speaking about Venus, she became the first black women to claim the ranking of World No.1 on 25th February 2002. Further, the 41-year-old has seven Grand Slams and 49 singles title in total. Also, she has held the ranking of World No.1 in doubles with her sister.

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