Marriage Proposal Made During Rafael Nadal Match

It takes a combination of romance and bravado to propose marriage in front of the best tennis player in the world and thousands of strangers watching him play, but that's exactly what happened Thursday at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens.

Who said "love" is a bad word in tennis?

The BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens became the perfect backdrop for a marriage proposal, as one man’s offer was accepted in front of a packed stadium of fans.

They came to watch number one seed Rafael Nadal versus Ivo Karlovic in the men’s singles quarterfinals.

Sometime during the second set of Nadal's match, the announcer boomed over the loudspeaker, "Is that a yes? Is that a yes?"

The unidentified woman nodded yes to the crowd, and her new fiancee. The stadium erupted into cheers for the couple.

Many fans in attendance celebrated the holiday by wearing green shirts; some even came completely dressed up head to toe, with crazy hats and wigs.

If a fan wasn’t wearing green, then the next most popular fashion choice were shirts showing fan loyalty to Rafael Nadal. Fans went crazy as soon as Nadal entered the stadium court, waving Spanish flags or homemade “Rafa” banners in the air.

Nadal won over Karlovic in a final set tiebreak, 9-7. Nadal will move on to the semi-finals to face off with Juan Martin Del Potro on Saturday, March 19 at 11 a.m.