Martina Navratilova, Julia Lemigova “over the moon” with adoption of two young boys

The couple first revealed the desire to expand their family on Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Miami. Martina Navratilova and wife Julia Lemigova have a new doubles team to celebrate! On Wednesday, the happy couple revealed they were “over the moon” after adopting two young boys.

“We are the over the moon recognizing the challenges and the rewards for everybody,” Navratilova said in a statement.

The desire to expand their family previously came to light on Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Miami. Lemigova, 52, gushed when discussing the life-changing decision, but later on the reunion show she opened up about the way her partner’s health took priority following Navratilova’s cancer diagnoses.

Here’s some @Martina Navratilova news. She and Julia Lemigova announced today that they have adopted two young boys. They are delighted and request that they are now given the space and privacy to welcome the new members of their family. Martina: “We are the over the moon…

— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) August 14, 2024

“When you’re adopting a child, it has to be about the child,” she said at the time. “And right now, it’s everything about Martina, and for her getting healthy. So we’re putting it on hold.”

Navratilova, 67, previously overcame breast cancer in 2010 before tests revealed in January 2023 that she had Stage 1 throat cancer and early-stage breast cancer. In June of that year, the International Tennis Hall of Famer stated that she had the “all clear” from doctors following her course of treatment.