Watch: Michaella Krajicek receives an on-court marriage proposal

Michaella Krajicek was asked a special question after her first-round win on Monday. (Fiona Goodall/AFP/Getty) No. 207 Michaella Krajicek earned a hard-fought
Watch: Michaella Krajicek receives an on-court marriage proposal
Watch: Michaella Krajicek receives an on-court marriage proposal /

Michaella Krajicek was asked a special question after her first-round win on Monday. (Fiona Goodall/AFP/Getty)

No. 207 Michaella Krajicek earned a hard-fought 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 upset win over No. 62 Jana Cepelova at the Topshelf Open on Monday. And then the real surprise came. Krajicek's boyfriend, ATP doubles player Martin Emmrich, came out on court, dropped to one knee, and proposed.

"It was a huge surprise," Krajicek said. "I mean, we spoke about marriage a couple of times before, but I didn't expect it now. It's very special. I'm really happy and I feel so lucky that he did it like this. We met here one year ago and I think it's such a very special place to do it.

"The first 10 or 15 seconds when he came on the court I thought, 'Okay, it's nice to see him, but this is strange.' But then I saw he had tears in his eyes, and I was like, 'Oh wow,' and I realized what was going to happen! I was so focused on him the whole time I didn't hear anything he was saying!

"I just knew I was for sure going to say yes. That was all I knew in that moment."

Watch the emotional moment below:


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COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.