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The 22-times grand slam singles champion announced her
engagement on Thursday to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the
social media company Reddit, who accompanied her to New Zealand
for the ASB Classic which starts on Thursday.
American Williams, 35, is top seed for the tournament, a warm-up
event for the Australian Open grand slam later in January, and
she was whisked through a crowded airport, telling reporters she
was excited to be in New Zealand for the first time.
"It's fun to go to new places," the world number two said.
Serena's older sister Venus is also competing in Auckland, an
event she won in 2015, and said she was delighted to hear about
her sibling's engagement.
Serena said it was unlikely the duo, who have won 14 grand slam
doubles titles together, would team up to play in New Zealand.
"Probably not. I wish, we will see," Serena said.
(Reporting by Reuters TV, Editing by Patrick Johnston and Ed
Osmond)
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