Martina Navratilova proposes to partner at US Open

Sunday 7 September 2014 at 12:47am

The happy couple are now engaged after Julia said 'Yes'. Credit: REUTERS/Mike Segar

Wimbledon legend Martina Navratilova proposed to her long-term partner Julia Lemigova in front of a packed crowd at the US Open.

The tennis champion appeared on the big screen at Arthur Ashe Stadium to pop the question moments after Novak Djokovic bowed out of the competition after losing to Japan's Kei Nishikori.

Navratilova, 57, said: 'I have been waiting for the right time to ask Julia to marry me. I thought this was the right place and the right time to pop the question and thankfully I got a 'yes'.'

The 18-time Grand Slam champion, who came out as gay in 1981, has been with Julia for six years and the couple live in Miami.

Martina took to Twitter after the happy event to thank people for their well wishes saying: