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How the father of Venus and Serena Williams moulded two tennis legends

- TESS LAMACRAFT, SEAN MARLAND, IAN MACEWAN.

NEW PROFILE On the Line: The Richard Williams Story

Saturday, 9pm, Sky Documentaries 

The 2021 Hollywood biopic King Richard recounted how, against the odds, Richard Williams, played by Will Smith, moulded his daughters Venus and Serena into future tennis champions.

Now, in a candid documentary, its real-life subject gives his own account of how he helped his talented offspring battle racism to get to the top of their sport.