2kriss biography of williams sisters

Born on June 17, , and September 26, , the youngest of five sisters, Venus and Serena Williams were not much more than toddlers when their father, entrepreneur Richard Williams, set in motion what was to become a sporting juggernaut.

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He started teaching a four-year-old Venus on a court in Los Angeles' notoriously rough East Compton park, but in , disgusted by the behaviour of fanatical parents on the junior tennis circuit, tried to persuade his eight-year-old daughter to quit. She refused, and a year later, gave up a promising track career - despite having clocked up an incredible 5.

In Richard uprooted his family to enroll both Venus and Serena in Rick Macci's Delray Beach Tennis Academy in Florida, where they trained, "six hours a day, six days a week for four years". Their early dedication paid off when the sisters turned professional. And to this day it remains difficult to separate the siblings' achievements. Both divide their time between their tennis commitments and various off-court interests, including fashion design.

Competitiveness has brought the sisters together rather than driving them apart, however. When Venus won her first Wimbledon grand slam in against Lindsay Davenport, the sisters sat up until 2 am celebrating - then went on to win the women's doubles the next day. Venus took the Wimbledon title for the second time in and the same season returned to defend her US Open title in a historic sibling showdown.

That time Venus prevailed, but it was a bitter-sweet moment.