Alphonse Williams: Who Is Venus And Serena Williams’ Nephew Who Never Met Them During His Lifetime?

Alphonse Williams was King Richard’s grandson and also the nephew of famous tennis players Serena and Venus Williams.

Alphonse committed suicide after battling with mental disorders and depression. His mother, Sabrina said the 21-year-old shed ‘hysterical’ tears after he was diagnosed of Peyronie’s disease.

It was a traumatizing incident for Sabrina who worked hard to raise her two boys. Alphonse was her youngest.

Alphonse had never met his famous aunties (Serena & Venus) and grandfather Richard, because of a family feud that has been raging for decades.

Sabrina, 57, is Richard’s child from his first marriage to Betty Johnson. He reportedly walked out on her and his five children when Sabrina was just eight.

Sabrina is therefore the half-sister of the sporting duo Serena and Venus. It was understood that Richard always ignored his first family and never tried meeting them once he was married to another woman.

Sabrina lives in Las Vegas and shares a home with Alphonse and his elder brother Elijah, 23.

Sabrina heartbreakingly said, “My son went to the gym, he was 165 pounds of pure muscle. He had only eight percent body weight when he died, he was a serious athlete. He became a vegan, he joined a couple of clubs, but the news that he got from the doctor…” It seems the dire medical diagnosis was the straw that broke the camel’s back.