Tennis Great Martina Navratilova Proposed To Her Girlfriend At The U.S. Open

BuzzFeed - “She said yes. It was kind of an out-of-body experience.” Psh, and they say “love” means nothing to tennis players. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova popped the question to her longtime girlfriend Julia Lemigova in front a packed U.S. Open crowd over the weekend. Navratilova has been dating Lemigova, a businesswoman and former Russian beauty queen, since 2006. Mike Segar / Reuters The nine-time Wimbledon champ interrupted an interview to get down on one knee, with a standing ovation from the crowd, after Kei Nishikori's stunning upset of Novak Djokovic in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Mike Segar / Reuters "Please, marry me?" she asked Lemigova. "It's a yes, no, or maybe," she jokingly added. bbc.com View Entire List ›