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Who is Serena Williams engaged to?

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Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams (split image)Image source, Reddit/ AP

Tennis star Serena Williams has announced that she is getting married.

She posted a poem on the social media site Reddit to say that her boyfriend, Alexis Ohanian, had asked her to marry him.

She said he proposed to her in Rome, where they first met - and she said yes.

Serena Williams writes: I came home/ A little late/ Someone had a bag packed for me/ 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 yesImage source, Reddit
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Serena posted this poem to make the announcement

Serena won her seventh Wimbledon title this year, taking her to 22 Grand Slam titles overall.

Serena Williams and Angelique KerberImage source, AP
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Serena is currently world number two in the rankings, behind Germany's Angelique Kerber.

Alexis is the co-founder of Reddit and started it in 2005, with his friend from college.

Alexis OhanianImage source, Getty Images
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Alexis Ohanian