Richard Williams doing ‘fair’ after stroke

Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams, suffered a stroke recently and was let out of the hospital two weeks ago after being treated, according to a report.

Richard’s wife Lakeisha told Radar Online that her husband Richard suffered a stroke prior to Serena’s win at Wimbledon. Radar’s article about the stroke was published on Wednesday and says Richard was released the week before.

“His condition is fair – he’s up and walking around but he’s not at 100 percent,” Lakeisha told Radar.

Richard, 74, has a long way to go in recovery but so far seems to be unwilling to acknowledge his problems.

“He needs speech therapy, psychological therapy and physical therapy but for now he refused,” Lakeisha told Radar. “I’m trying to get him under control and relaxed so that when we come back from out of town we could try to get that going. But he doesn’t wish to be bothered with anybody.”

Richard Williams is the one who taught Venus and Serena how to play. He served as their first coach and got them into the sport of tennis, where they each became extremely successful.