Serena Williams scored herself a fiancé, the heavily-decorated tennis champion announced Thursday.
The Olympian has been dating Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian for over a year, and upgraded her marital status during a recent trip to Rome.
“I came home a little late, someone had a bag packed for me and a carriage awaited. Destination: Rome,” Williams said in a post to — of course — Reddit’s dedicated forum for engagement stories. (TheWrap took the liberty of reformatting her stream-of-consciousness prose for readability, but see the full post text below.)
“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,” she concluded.
Attached to the announcement was a drawing of Williams and Ohanian in the style of Reddit’s animated mascot, a little alien named Snoo. “Future Mrs. Kn0thing,” a caption read, referring to Ohanian’s handle on the platform.
In August, Williams defeated Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon, bringing her Grand Slam title count to 22. She ties Steffi Graf’s Open-era record for Grand Slam singles titles. For comparison, Roger Federer has won more Grand Slams than any male singles tennis player in history with only 17 times.
Ohanian founded Reddit in 2005 with Steve Huffman. He stepped away from his role in 2010, and currently oversees a venture capital fund.
Read Williams’ full post on the r/isaidyes subreddit:
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 r/isaidyes
7 Most Memorable Jimmy Fallon 'Slow Jams the News' Segments (Videos)
President Barack Obama takes the cake for the best feature on Jimmy Fallon's popular segment. Obama reflected on his tenure at the White House, but wasted no time to throw in references about Beyonce's "Lemonade" and mock Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
He also sealed the deal by dropping the mic -- twice -- at the end of the segment.
Obama was also featured on the show back in 2012. Referred to by Fallon as “Preezy of the United Steezy," he surprised viewers by slow jamming about the economy, student loans, and his agenda for the future direction of the country. The video has surprisingly been removed from Fallon’s official YouTube channel, but watch a short clip of it here.
MSNBC anchor Brian Williams has become a slow jamming regular on Fallon’s show. In 2013, Williams joined Fallon to slow jam about the debt ceiling and referenced former House Speaker John Boehner. “Take it from my man, Brilly Willy. Ain’t nothing worse than a soft Boehner,” Fallon said.
Brian Williams returned again in 2014 to share news with Fallon about immigration reform. “Obama’s been waiting for Congress to make the first move so he can whip out his John Hancock and sign a bill,” Fallon quipped.
Mitt Romney took up the mic with Fallon back in 2014 and clarified that he was not planning on making a third presidential run. After Romney declared he would support the GOP nominee 100 percent, Fallon wasted no time to retort back, “Don’t you mean 47 percent?”
Jeb Bush appeared on the show the day after formally announcing he would begin his presidential campaign in 2015 -- and then spent most of his visit explaining why he would make a good POTUS, even throwing in a response entirely in Spanish to say he supports immigration to the U.S.
Governor Chris Christie appeared on Fallon’s popular segment, but the video has since been removed from "The Tonight Show's" official YouTube channel. In any case, Christie joined Fallon to defend his decision to fill a U.S. Senate seat previously held by the late Frank Lautenberg through special election.
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Fallon and The Roots have been joined by guests including Brian Williams and Obama to serenade ”The Tonight Show“ audience
President Barack Obama takes the cake for the best feature on Jimmy Fallon's popular segment. Obama reflected on his tenure at the White House, but wasted no time to throw in references about Beyonce's "Lemonade" and mock Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
He also sealed the deal by dropping the mic -- twice -- at the end of the segment.
