Aww, you guys! Venus Williams is engaged!!!
Venus said "yes" to actor Andrea Preti, who you may know from the 2015 indie film he wrote, directed, and starred in, One More Day. They were first linked in July 2024 after being seen in Italy together.
While the details of their engagement are unclear, the news comes five months after Venus sparked engagement rumors after she was seen wearing a ring on her left hand while out in Rome with Andrea.
She confirmed the rumors on Tuesday night in a post-game interview at the Mubadala Citi DC Open, where Venus, 45, made history as the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match since 2004.
"My fiancé is here," she said, marking her first time ever acknowledging Andrea as her fiancé. "He really encouraged me to keep playing. There were so many times where I just wanted to coast and kind of chill."
Laughing, Venus continued, "You know how hard it is to play tennis? You guys don't know how much work goes into this. It's nine to five except you're running the whole time, lifting weights, and just dying, and then you repeat it the next day. So he encouraged me to get through this, and it's wonderful to be here. He's never seen me play, so..."