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Venus Williams Celebrates Historic Win by Confirming Engagement

The tennis superstar confirmed her beau, actor Andrea Preti, had popped the question during a post-match interview following her return to the sport after a yearlong hiatus.

Venus Williams just revealed she and her partner Andrea Preti will finally tie the knot, following her triumphant return to tennis with a historic win on Tuesday. The 45-year-old star athlete broke the news during a post-match interview after besting rival Peyton Stearns, who’s 22 years younger than her, at the WTA DC Open, becoming the second-oldest woman ever to win a tour-level professional singles match. “My fiancé is here and he really encouraged me to keep playing,” she said, having taken more than a year out from the sport to undergo surgery for uterine fibroids. “Do you know how hard it is to play tennis? You guys don’t know how much work goes into this, like it’s 9 to 5 except you’re running the whole time,” she added. “So he encouraged me to get through this and it’s wonderful to be here. He’s never seen me play.” The couple has otherwise been tight-lipped about their relationship since they were first spotted together in July 2024, even keeping things under wraps after Williams was spotted wearing a diamond on her engagement finger earlier in February.