Venus Williams revealed she is engaged to actor Andrea Preti on July 22 after playing her first singles match in more than a year.

Williams confirmed the news in a post-match interview at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

“My fiancé is here and he really encouraged me to keep playing,” Williams told WTA of Preti.

Andrea Preti and Venus Williams attend the Dsquared2 runway show during Milan Fashion Week on Feb. 25, 2025. Daniele Venturelli / Getty Images

“There were so many times where I just wanted to coast and kind of chill,” she continued and laughed. “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, lifting weights and just like dying and then you repeat it the next day. So he encourage

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