How Venus Williams revealed her engagement at DC Open

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

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.

“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 encouraged me to get through this and it’s wonderful to be here. He’s never seen me play.”

Williams and Preti were first spotted together in July 2024, and the pair sparked engagement rumors when Williams was seen with a ring on her left hand in February 2025.