The tennis icon proposed to her longtime girlfriend
There were probably few better places for Martina Navratilova to make amajor
life announcementthan the U.S. Open, where she won four singles titles and nine doubles
titles during a tennis career still considered one of the best in tennis folklore.
The Czech-American icon proposed to her longtime girlfriend, former Russian
beauty queen Julia Lemigova, in a TV suite between the two men’s semifinal matches at
Flushing Meadows, in New York City, on Saturday. Their engagement was broadcast on the
arena’s big screen as legions of tennis fans cheered the couple on, Australia’s 9news
reported.
“I was very nervous. It came off, and she said yes,” Navratilova, who still holds
the records for most singles and doubles titles in the Open era, told the Associated Press.
Same-sex marriage is not yet legal in Florida, where the couple resides and
hopes to tie the knot, but a judge recently ruled that the state’s ban is unconstitutional.
Navratilova and Lemigova, who have been together for six years, said they expect the law
will change within a year. more >>
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