On the Line: The Richard Williams Story (2022)

8.0/10 92 min Documentary

Overview

Told in his own words using interviews spanning from the 1980s through now, father and tennis coach Richard Williams retraces his family's journey from the courts in Compton to the grass at Wimbledon, defying every custom of the lily-white tennis establishment and fighting back against a system of oppression to raise two of the greatest champions in history - Venus and Serena Williams.

Cast

Richard Williams

Self

Billie Jean King

Self

Venus Williams

Self (archive footage)

Serena Williams

Self (archive footage)

Brad Gilbert

Self

Martina Navratilova

Self (archive footage)

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