Karsten Braasch is one of tennis’ most recognisable players The German never made any huge inroads in the sport but his unorthodox serve, the goggles he wore on court and his tendency to

WASHINGTON — Venus Williams took the Mubadala Citi DC Open by storm.

On July 22, following her first singles match in more than a year, Williams revealed that she is engaged to actor and former model Andre Preti. While speaking to WTA following her DC Open singles match, the tennis star, who sported a diamond ring on her left finger, called Preti her fiancé.

Venus Williams enjoyed a winning return to competitive tennis after 16 months away as she reached the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles at the DC Open alongside Hailey Baptiste.

Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open on Tuesday night.

Venus Williams has a lot to celebrate. The 45-year-old tennis great 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 bested fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-3,

Venus Williams’ winning return to the professional tennis tour also came with a surprise announcement: She is engaged.

The comments by the tennis great draw attention to the broader crisis of health care affordability and medical debt.