Venus Williams is officially engaged! The tennis superstar, 45, confirmed she and actor Andrea Preti, 37, are planning to marry in an interview after winning her first singles match in two years at the Mubadala Citi DC Open Tuesday night.

Williams, one of the all-time great tennis players, participated in the DC Open for her first professional match in over a year, and the 45-year-old wasn't just there to play, she was there to compete. Williams defeated world No. 35 Peyton Stearns for her first win since August 2023.

A post-match interview with Venus Williams on Tuesday revealed that the seven-time Grand Slam singles winner is engaged to Andrea Preti, an actor and former model who was seeing her play in person for the first time.

Williams, who previously dated model Elio Pis and Nicky Hammond, has stayed mum about her relationship with Preti. Since debuting their romance on a yacht along the Amalfi Coast last July, the notoriously private couple has stepped out once together in February at Milan Fashion Week to watch the Dsquared2 Fall/Winter 2025 - 2026 runway.

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"She can take six months off and she clocks it clean," Venus said her younger sister ahead of her July appearance in the D.C. Open. "You can't teach that kind of talent. She's just so good." Serena is 19-12 all-time against Venus,