Serena Williams’ older sister Venus, as well as Richard Williams, who helped shape them into the tennis champions they are today, recently experienced a stroke.

In accordance with Lakeisha Williams, her husband became ill prior to his daughter’s 22nd Grand Slam victory.

The tennis teacher had a stroke, was hospitalized, then released; nonetheless, he has been having memory issues, according to Lakeisha, who spoke to Radar Online.

He missed the game because of a medical emergency that was withheld from the public until this point.

“His condition is fair – he’s up and walking around but he’s not at 100 percent,” she told the website, which describes the 74-year-old tennis coach’s memory issues as “debilitating.”

Lakeisha, who wed Richard in 2010 and has a three-year-old boy with him, described Richard’s memory loss after describing the difficult path to recovery.

Whether or not Serena’s father will recover fully is presently unknown. His wife claimed that she has come to terms with his condition and is being patient with him.

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