And in 2025, she revealed some huge news: she's engaged! As she said in a post-match interview at the DC Open, Williams spoke about her "fiancée," who is Andrea Preti. “He really encouraged me to keep playing," she said. "There were so many times where I just wanted to coast and, kind of, chill. Do you know how hard it is to play tennis?”

Venus Williams' boyfriend Andrea Preti praised Reilly Opelka's impressive skills as the American tennis player advanced to the round of 32 at the 2025 Mubadala Citi D.

Oh, to be Venus Williams this week. To be 45 years old and beating women ... Williams said her fiance, Italian film star Andrea Preti, encouraged her to try to come back. It was hard but worth it. She next faces Magdalena Frech of Poland.