Martin Emmrich got down on one knee as he proposed to his girlfriend and fellow tennis player Michaella Krajicek at the Topshelf Open in the Netherlands in June.
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Martin Emmrich got down on one knee as he proposed to his girlfriend and fellow tennis player Michaella Krajicek at the Topshelf Open in the Netherlands in June.
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Applause and cheers rang through the stadium as the crowd realized what he was doing.
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Applause and cheers rang through the stadium as the crowd realized what he was doing.
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An emotional Emmrich couldn't control himself as he stood there in front of his wife to be.
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An emotional Emmrich couldn't control himself as he stood there in front of his wife to be.
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Although Emmrich had been planning this for months, Krajicek had no idea.
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Although Emmrich had been planning this for months, Krajicek had no idea.
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In front of an overjoyed audience, Emmrich placed an engagement ring on his fiancee's finger.
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In front of an overjoyed audience, Emmrich placed an engagement ring on his fiancee's finger.
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"I'd never date a tennis player," Krajicek had said previously. Emmrich has surely changed her mind.
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"I'd never date a tennis player," Krajicek had said previously. Emmrich has surely changed her mind.
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A former junior world No. 1, Krajicek won the U.S. Open girls' title in 2004, having lost in the previous year's final.
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A former junior world No. 1, Krajicek won the U.S. Open girls' title in 2004, having lost in the previous year's final.
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Her older brother Richard, right, won the prestigious Wimbledon title in 1996, and reached two other grand slam semifinals.
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Her older brother Richard, right, won the prestigious Wimbledon title in 1996, and reached two other grand slam semifinals.
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After struggling with her health in recent years, the Dutch player has had more success in doubles, winning six titles on the WTA Tour. Here she celebrates with Karolina Pliskova (left) after their success in Nuremberg in May.
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After struggling with her health in recent years, the Dutch player has had more success in doubles, winning six titles on the WTA Tour. Here she celebrates with Karolina Pliskova (left) after their success in Nuremberg in May.
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Although relatively unknown, doubles specialist Emmrich has won three ATP Tour titles in partnership with fellow Germans Andre Begemann and Christopher Kas. He represented his country in the Davis Cup for the first time in 2013.
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Although relatively unknown, doubles specialist Emmrich has won three ATP Tour titles in partnership with fellow Germans Andre Begemann and Christopher Kas. He represented his country in the Davis Cup for the first time in 2013.
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