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‘King Richard’ Writer on Why Venus Williams Got Rattled in Her First Pro Tournament

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Warning: The following post contains spoilers for “King Richard.” “King Richard” is a touching and inspiring movie about family, belief and overcoming obstacles in order to follow a dream.

But it’s also a compelling sports movie and naturally ends with a face-off in which the audience is left guessing — will the underdog Venus Williams beat the champion? “King Richard” ends on a real-life match from 1994 between Venus Williams, then just 14 and competing in her first pro tournament and second pro match, and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, a Spanish player who at the time was the No.

2 tennis player in the world and had just won the U.S. Open. Tennis fans may already know the ending but have forgotten the details.

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