Serena Williams is engaged to Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. Not everyone is down with the coming mixed marriage.
“While most of the response has been congratulatory, some people pointed out that that Williams, an inspiring African-American icon, is marrying a white tech bro—and one who co-founded a site that has become notorious for fostering racism and misogyny,” Quartz noted. Ohanian has not condoned these aspects of Reddit, and he has worked with many charities, including the social investment organization Kiva and the nonprofit Black Girls Code.”
“Down on 1 knee. He said four words. And/r/isaidyes,” the 35-year-old tennis star said on the social media site Thursday.
“I came home. A little late. Someone had a bag packed for me. And a carriage awaited. Destination: Rome … back to where our stars first collided.”
The New York-born Ohanian, 33, confirmed the news on his Facebook page, writing: “She said yes”.
Williams is the best player of her generation. She has won 22 grand slam singles titles, the same as German Steffi Graf and trailing only Australian Margaret Court (24).
— Reuters contributed to this report.