By Alberto Amalfi | Thursday, December 29, 2016
Serena Williams announced she's engaged to 33-year-old Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in poem she posted on Reddit.
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Tennis’ queen has found her king.
Serena Williams announced she’s engaged to 33-year-old Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
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Appropriately, the 35-year-old Serena shared her big news with a poem posted on Reddit.
"I came home a little late Someone had a bag packed for me," Serena wrote. "And a carriage awaited Destination: Rome. To escort me to my very own "charming."
"Back to where our stars first collided. And now it was full circle. At the same table we first met by chance. This time he made it not by chance. But by choice. Down on one knee. He said 4 words. And I said yes."
I said yes from isaidyes
Ohanian celebrated the happy news with this Facebook post.
The WTA tweeted is congratulations to the happy couple.
While the couple has been tight-lipped about their romance, Ohanian has posted about Serena on social media this year.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion has previously been romantically linked to musician Drake, coach Patrick Mouratoglou, rapper/actor Common, world No. 17 Grigor Dimitrov, director Brett Ratner and former NFL standout Keyshawn Johnson.
The Wimbledon champion has kept her relationship with Ohanian private.