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tennis courts that were in bad condition. The court that satisfied all of these reuirements was the eon ashington ark in . The only problem with the location was that there were train tracks next to it, which created a sound issue. e added walls of grati to the park, hiring local grati artists to do the work. The film charts the ourney of ichard and the two girls from the slums of Compton, to high school tennis tournaments in LA, to training and playing at the exclusive tennis clubs in Los Angeles. The characters then travel to Central Florida to train with Rick Macci at the Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort. And the climax of the film takes place at the akland oliseum rena. As with most movies, all of the locations were chosen before the shoot began. esigning a moie like King Richard is charting the journey that the characters and the viewer are going on. ark colors, hard surfaces and deep shadows in the urban landscape of Compton. Lush greens and creams and open skies in the plush worlds of private tennis clubs, the enormous size and scale of Rick Macci's tennis camp and finally, the oerwhelming sie of the Oakland Coliseum Arena where the match takes place. esign in moies like this one disappear so that nothing gets in the way of storytelling. The characters are the star. D. WILLIAMS' HOUSE KITCHEN. SET PHOTO. E. WILLIAMS' HOUSE GIRLS' BEDROOM. SET PHOTO. F. OAKLAND COLISEUM LOCATION, SHOT AT THE DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK IN CARSON, CA. SET PHOTO BY CHIABELLA JAMES.. E D F