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Tennis star Martina Navratilova proposes to girlfriend

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova is engaged after popping the question to her girlfriend Julia Lemigova at the US Open in NYC on Saturday.
Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova

Dressed in white, the 57-year-old got down on one knee in a suite at the Arthur Ashe Stadium and asked the Russian model to marry her.

The proposal followed the first men’s semi-final match between Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori.

The star later tweeted: “Thanks everyone for your good wishes- I am very happy, so is Julia and our whole family”.

The pair have been dating since 2006.

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