King Richard stars Will Smith in the lead role of Richard Williams, American tennis coach, and father of global tennis stars, Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton). The cast joined Sway In The Morning to talk about the anticipation of the film and much more. Will spoke about the pressure behind playing a character that is still living or has living family and them seeing the work for the first time. He told the story of what it was like when Venus and Serena Williams saw the movie for the first time and how they reacted. And the…
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Serena Williams recently partnered with Michelob Ultra for a Super Bowl ad that looks at the lives of elite athletes outside of sport. Serena talked with the Sway In The Morning team about working with Spike Lee and balancing business and personal life. https://youtu.be/dEES02Da4X0 Watch the Michelob Ultra Super Bowl commercial below featuring some of the world’s top athletes, including Serena Williams, Anthony Davis, and Brooks Koepka. https://youtu.be/6nzZW8BN-WY
5 Time Grand Slam winner, Maria Sharapova has a new book called “Unstoppable”, and she stopped by Sway In The Morning to talk about it. Right off the bat, Sharapova talks about meldonium doping incident, which had her banned from tennis for two years. Which was later reduced to 15 months. She also speaks on racism in sports and advocates for equal rights in the game of tennis. A major topic of conversation was the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena. She spoke on how the two helped to grow the sport, specifically for female tennis players. But she also talked about locker…