Tennis star Venus Williams has confirmed her engagement to Italian actor Andrea Preti after months of hypothesis. The information got here moments after her huge win on the DC Open on Tuesday, marking her return to skilled tennis after a break since March 2024.
Williams shared the information throughout a post-match interview after defeating Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4, making her the second-oldest lady in historical past to win a tour-level singles match.
Williams confirms engagement in post-match interview
The 7-time Grand Slam champion revealed her engagement whereas talking with commentator Rennae Stubbs. “You are actually an engaged lady,” Stubbs mentioned throughout the interview as reported by The New York Submit. “So, how has Andrea helped you on this comeback? You’re completely satisfied, a smile in your face. I imply, how a lot has he made a distinction in your life?”
Venus Williams responded, “My fiancé is right here and he actually inspired me to maintain enjoying. There have been so many occasions the place I simply wished to coast and type of chill. Are you aware how onerous it’s to play tennis? You guys don’t know the way a lot work goes into this, prefer it’s 9 to five besides you’re operating the entire time.”
She added, “Lifting weights and identical to dying and then you definately repeat it the subsequent day. So he inspired me to get via this and it’s fantastic to be right here. He’s by no means seen me play.”
When did Venus Williams and Andrea Preti begin courting?
Williams and Andrea Preti have been first seen collectively in July 2024 throughout a boating journey in Nerano, Italy. In February 2025, engagement rumors began swirling when Williams was noticed sporting a diamond ring. Preti is understood for roles in movies like Temptation (2023) and My Beloved Enemy (2018). He additionally starred within the collection A Professor.
In previous interviews, Williams had spoken overtly about having fun with her single life. “I’ve a whole lot of mates who don’t consider me after I say that I like my life and I don’t need to change it for any cause,” she informed Cosmopolitan in 2021. “I’m not determined they usually don’t consider me.”
She additionally informed Glamour UK in 2022, “I’ve had a single life for a very long time and I believe it’s very easy to get caught in a single life and generally, no less than for me, tougher to get out.”
Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion and two-time U.S. Open winner, has had a legendary profession. Her newest win on the DC Open is her first tour-level victory since March 2024 and proves her continued energy on the courtroom.
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