{"id":48497,"date":"2025-07-24T20:41:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/venus-williams-returns-to-tennis-and-gets-engaged"},"modified":"2025-07-24T21:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T21:11:20","slug":"venus-williams-returns-to-tennis-and-gets-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/venus-williams-returns-to-tennis-and-gets-engaged","title":{"rendered":"Venus Williams Returns to Tennis and Gets Engaged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Venus Williams made a triumphant return to the professional tennis circuit, and along with it came an unexpected announcement: She is now engaged.<\/p>\n<p>After becoming the second-oldest woman to secure a victory in a tour-level singles match, Williams expressed her gratitude to her fiance\u0301 Andrea Preti, a Danish-born Italian model and actor who was present in the audience at the DC Open, as reported by IMDB.<\/p>\n<p>At 45 years old, Williams had not participated in a tournament for 16 months before competing in the event in Washington. She achieved victory in a doubles match on Monday and followed it up with a singles win on Tuesday, although she faced defeat in doubles on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Having claimed seven Grand Slam singles titles, Williams is set to compete against Magdalena Frech in the second round on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. Venus Williams made a triumphant return to the professional tennis circuit, and along with it came an unexpected announcement: She is now engaged. 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