“RHOM”'s Julia Lemigova and Tennis Star Wife Martina Navratilova Welcome Two Sons: 'Over the Moon'

Navratilova and Lemigova met in 2000 and tied the knot in 2014

Martina Navratilova and Julia Lemigova have expanded their family from two to four.

The tennis legend, 67, and her Real Housewives of Miami star wife, 52, have welcomed two sons together through adoption after nearly 10 years of marriage, a rep for the couple confirms to PEOPLE.

The couple, who tied the knot in 2014, are delighted and request that they be given the space and privacy to welcome the new members of their family.

"We are over the moon recognizing the challenges and the rewards for everybody," Navratilova shared in a statement with PEOPLE.

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The pair made Real Housewives history in 2021 as the first same-sex couple to appear on the franchise. At the time, Lemigova told NBC News that she was “overwhelm[ed]” with the support she and Navratilova received after she was cast on the Bravo show.

During season 5 of RHOM, Lemigova shared that she wanted to adopt a child with Navratilova since all of her girls had moved out. Their plans for adoption were halted when Navratilova was diagnosed with cancer. During the RHOM season 5 reunion, Lemigova told Cohen that it wasn’t the right time for their family to adopt a baby.

“When you’re adopting a child, it has to be about the child. And, right now, it’s everything about Martina, and for her getting healthy. So, we’re putting it on hold,” Lemigova said. “You know, we were thinking any moment, the agency would call and give us happy news that we’re going to have a baby ... instead we are fighting two cancers.”

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Navratilova announced that she was cancer-free in June 2023 and Lemigova told Page Six in December that they weren’t “closing the door" on their adoption plans quite yet.

The tennis legend met her wife in 2000, though they lost contact until 2008 when they ran into each other again, Lemigova told The Daily Mail.

“I was modeling, living in Paris [when we first met] and meeting all these amazing people — famous people, royals,” she said. “I’m not a tennis fan but, of course, I knew who she was and we just got chatting.”

The couple then crossed paths again at the French Open in 2008. From there, Lemigova began forming a friendship with Navratilova that slowly grew into something more over time.

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