Serena Williams and her fiance Alexis Ohanian in a Twitter picture.
Serena Williams and her fiance Alexis Ohanian in a Twitter picture.
Serena Williams has arrived in New Zealand - and promptly announced she is engaged.
The world's highest paid sportswoman will marry Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
She broke the news on Reddit in the form of a poem which emerged within hours of her arriving in Auckland this morningfor next week's ASB Classic tournament.
"I came home. A little late. Someone had a bag packed for me. And a carriage waited. Destination: Rome," Williams, 35, wrote on her verified Reddit account.
"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."
She continued: "But by choice. Down on knee. He said 4 words. And r/isaidyes."
When she arrived at Auckland International Airport this morning, Williams kept her left hand hidden from waiting photographers. Photo / Michael Craig
Ohanian also shared the Reddit post on Facebook, simply writing, "She said yes."
