Serena Williams explains why her father did not walk her down the aisle

Tennis star’s father sent last-minute text an hour before her wedding to Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian

Serena Williams

Serena Williams has explained why her father and longtime coach Richard Williams was not by her side at her wedding.

The tennis ace married entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of message board empire Reddit, in a lavish Beauty and the Beast-themed ceremony in New Orleans in November last year.

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