Tennis great Venus weds Preti

PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec 24 (AP): Venus Williams and Andrea Preti are married, the tennis great announced Tuesday on social

media.

Williams and Preti became wife and husband over the weekend in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of a five-day celebration.

After becoming

the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in July, the 45-year-old Williams gave

thanks to her fiance, who was in the stands at the DC Open. Preti is a Danish-born Italian model and actor, according to the website IMDB.

Williams hadn't played in a tournament in 16 months until entering the event in Washington.