An interview after the game with Venus Williams on Tuesday revealed that the seven-time Grand Slam Singles winner is engaged to Andrea Preti, An actor And a former model that saw her play personally for the first time.
The juicy pieces arose when the former world no. 1 celebrated its victory over Peyton Stearns at the DC Open, so that Williams, 45, the oldest player who won a singles match at Tour level, since Martina Navratilova did at the age of 47 in 2004. Williams had not played a match in the whole year.
A chat on the field With interviewer Rennae Stubbs took a sweet, gossip turn when she said to Williams: “You are now a committed woman. So how much has Andrea helped you in this comeback? You are happy, the smile on your face. I mean, how much he made a difference in your life?”
“Yes, my fiancé is here,” Williams replied, what a spectator choir of “Wooooo!”
“He really encouraged me to keep playing,” she added. “There were so often where I just wanted to get up and a kind of cold. Do you know how difficult it is to play tennis? You don’t know how much work is going here, as if it is nine-to-five, except that you are running all the time.
Here is Preti, 37, who looks at her press conference after the game:
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And here is the couple during the Milan Fashion Week in February when the two attracted engagement whispers because Williams wore a diamond ring, By.
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Their relationship dates from at least July 2024, when they were photographed on a boat off the coast of Amalfi, the Outlet reported earlier.
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