Venus Williams goes out on a date with new boyfriend in New York

American tennis star Venus Williams is seeing a new guy. She recently went on a date with Nicholas Hammond to Tom and Anthony Martignetti's East Pole restaurant in New York.

Venus Williams

"They were cuddled up the entire time they were inside the restaurant, even kissing while waiting to be seated and continuing the affection at their table. It's relatively new. I'm not sure she's calling him [her] boyfriend yet. They've been going on dates," a source told pagesix.com. Williams and Hammond were also together in New Orleans during Serena's wedding, but media got his identity wrong and felt that it was her ex Elio Pis.

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