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Serena Williams’ Husband Shares Success of King Richard Film, Starring Will Smith, With Rotten Tomatoes’ Numbers
King Richard, the biopic on Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams, has received enormous appreciation since its release. Besides, Will Smith, who played the father in this movie, has sparked the Oscar buzz with his performance. To highlight this, Serena’s husband Alexis Ohanian took on Twitter to share the Rotten Tomatoes review meter. And the numbers are solid.
Before the release, many ardent Williams sisters’ followers watched King Richard in private screenings. Naturally, they expressed their joy soon later on Twitter, leaving others excited.
Now, King Richard is out in the big cinemas in the United States on 19th November 2021. It is also streaming on the OTT platform, HBO Max. Have a look at the response.
Alexis Ohanian lauds wife Serena and Venus’ father’s biopic, King Richard
From athletes to reporters and from fathers to bachelors, one and all got inspiration from the lives of Richard, Venus, and Serena Williams. As a result, all of their love turned into pleasant numbers on Rotten Tomatoes, an American review-aggregation website.
Accordingly, the Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian took on Twitter to share the numbers. He also wrote, “You all rock. #KingRichard”
You all rock. #KingRichard pic.twitter.com/RJLATlsfl3
— Alexis Ohanian 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) November 22, 2021
Moreover, King Richard did not impact only tennis or sports fans but families across the world. Hence, the ones who haven’t gotten the opportunity will look forward to watching this film soon.
In essence, the biopic follows the life of Richard Williams, who, without any prior experience, got his both daughters to the global stage. At 41 and 40 years of age, Venus and Serena still compete at the top level in women’s tennis, respectively.
Serena Williams of The United States is congratulated by her sister and opponant Venus Williams of The United States following their ladies singles third round match on Day Five of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
And now that the movie is out, fans will turn their focus to their comeback next year. Most importantly, the entire tennis fraternity expects Serena’s long-awaited 24th Grand Slam title in 2022.
Read More: “People Didn’t Understand Him”: Venus Williams Highlights the Real Side of Richard Williams
Will Serena Williams play the Australian Open 2022?
On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the former World No.1 announced that she recovered from her hamstring injury. In addition, Serena confirmed that she would be playing at the Australian Open next year.
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 16, 2021 Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts during her quarter final match against Romania’s Simona Halep REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Given the break, the American tennis queen might look to play a pre-tournament before the Grand Slam. Nevertheless, fans cannot wait for her return as they couldn’t wait for her father’s biopic.
All in all, the world is reliving the making of Venus and Serena Williams in King Richard. Have you watched the movie yet?
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