SERENA WILLIAMS | Before They Were Famous | Biography

Arguably the greatest female Tennis player of all time and coming straight outta Compton! Serena Williams first had a racket placed in her hands when she was only 3. From there she would practice day in, day out alongside her sister Venus both trained by their father Richard. While most Tennis prodigies got their start at daddy's club these girls perfect their gameplay while local gangs watched and their equipment included a stolen shopping cart filled with tennis balls. When they arrived on the scene they mowed down every opponent that stood in their path until all that was left was for the sisters to take on one another... it's a story of the ages but also one filled with some darker elements. The girls faced horrendous racism and at the height of their success, the family had a tragic loss...