United Kingdom, July 23 -- Venus Williams has confirmed she's engaged to marry Andrea Preti.

The tennis star was first linked to the actor/producer last summer when they were spotted together during a break in Italy and they sparked engagement rumours back in February when Venus, 45, was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her left hand at a training session in Rome, and now the sports star has finally confirmed she's planning to wed her partner.

In an interview conducted after her first singles match in more than a year on Tuesday (22.07.25), former player Rennae Stubbs asked Venus whether being in a happy relationship has made a difference to her performance and the tennis ace replied: "My fiance is here and he really encouraged me to k...