Breaking news : Former world No.1 Serena Williams in deep shock, Teary-eyed announced the passing of her beloved Mother Oracene Price after she collapsed on Thursday ” She was my everything ” Condolence to Williams family

Breaking news : Former world No.1 Serena Williams in deep shock, Teary-eyed announced the passing of her beloved Mother Oracene Price after she collapsed on Thursday

Oracene Price (born April 3, 1952) is an American tennis coach. She is best known for being both the mother and coach of Venus and Serena Williams, both of whom are widely regarded as among the best tennis players of all time. She is the former wife of Richard Williams, whom she divorced in 2002

Nicknamed “Brandy”, Price was born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1952. Her father was an automotive worker from the Mississippi Delta. She graduated from Buena Vista High School in 1970 and from Western Michigan University.

She has three daughters from a previous marriage to Yusef Rasheed: Yetunde Price (1972–2003), who was a former beauty salon owner and registered nurse; Lyndrea Price, a Web designer; and Isha Price, a lawyer. After Rasheed’s death, while working as a nurse, Oracene married Richard Williams and had two more daughters, Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Both Venus and Serena are high-ranked professional tennis players who have won numerous Grand Slam tournaments. She helped her husband as he began coaching Venus and Serena in tennis. The Williams family moved to Florida on the offer of Rick Macci to coach their daughters for free.

By the end of 2000, Price was no longer living with her husband Richard Williams, and citing irreconcilable differences, they divorced in 2002. She reverted to her maiden name of Price.

During a semifinal match between Serena and Justine Henin at the 2003 French Open, Williams was booed by fans after a complaint about a line call. Price believes that the boos were motivated by race, saying, “We, as black people, live with this all the time. It’s all about control.”Tennis journalist and author L. Jon Wertheim has said of Price, “You have to respect anyone incapable of gloss or spin (i.e., unwilling to lie).