Venus Williams Got a Ring From Her Boyfriend, but It's Not What You Think
Hi I'm Laura Brown from In Star Magazine and this is Who Runs the World Badass Women Special. Venus Williams. Here I am. That's me. I wonder, what is your definition of a badass woman? I think it's a woman that just doesn't accept any limitations. And she's everything she wants to be. No excuses for who she is. That's just the most amazing kind of women. What's the best piece of advise about success you've ever been given. I think some of my best advise comes from my sister Serena. And one time she told me if you take your opportunities more will come. And I'm telling you, like I was playing this really important match and it rung in my head. You know like in the movies, and they're like doing their thing and the advice rings in their head and they can hear it. And they're like, and it literally happened to me. I was like if you these opportunities more will come. And more did come. [MUSIC]
Venus Williams has been keeping her relationship on the down low, but that doesn't mean that things aren't headed in towards something big. According to Page Six, Williams and her fiancé, Nick Hammond, are taking things slow, but added that Hammond took things to a whole new level. No, Williams didn't get an engagement ring, she got a friendship ring.
RELATED: The Simple Piece of Advice That Helps Venus Williams Win Matches
"We have a firm commitment to one another to keep our relationship private," Hammond told the paper of the development.
The friendship ring is a new acquisition, but Williams has been known to wear a diamond sparkler that's stirred up some rumors in the past. Though she and Hammond have kept things out of the public eye, he has been spotted at a few of her tournaments, including the Australian Open this year and the 2017 US Open. He even capped off their time in Australia together by taking her to Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef.
RELATED: What It's Like to Spend 24 Hours with Venus Williams
"They are in love," a source told Page Six. "But no one has mentioned any engagement."
Another good sign that things could get a little more official? Forget the friendship ring and remember that Hammond was Williams' date to her sister's wedding. Anyone who's been in a relationship knows: that's a huge step. You don't introduce just anyone to your family and the fact that Hammond got to be part of one of the biggest weddings, ever, is certainly no minor detail. Could Venus' wedding give her sister's a little competition? It may be too early to tell, but the two will meet in a different kind of competition: the US Open. If things line up just so, they'll meet each other in the third round.
