'My fiancé is here': Venus Williams confirms engagement to actor Andrea Preti

Tennis star Venus Williams has confirmed her engagement to actor and producer Andrea Preti.

Williams, 44, confirmed the pair were engaged after her first singles match in over a year on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) during a post-match interview.

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Reporter Rennae Stubbs asked, "You are now an engaged woman. So, how has Andrea helped you in this comeback?"

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Williams replied, confirming the engagement rumours by starting with: "My fiancé is here."

"He really encouraged me to keep playing, there were so many times I just wanted to chill ... 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 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."

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The couple's romance has been kept relatively private, with the first whispers of the pair dating emerging after they were seen on a boat together in Nerano, Italy, on July 27, 2024.

Preti, aged 36, is a former model turned actor and producer.

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His acting credits include the Italian series A Professor and the film One More Day, according to his IMDB page.

He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, before moving to Italy as a teenager, where he became a model.

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