"The most beautiful moment": Steffi Graf turns emotional as memories of her mother hit her after watching Simona Halep's dad cry at Romania exhibition

Steffi Graf recently teared up talking about her mother after watching Simona Halep's father get emotional watching the Romanian walk on the court. The German's comments came following the conclusion of an exhibition match.

Graf teamed up with her husband and fellow tennis superstar Andre Agassi and played against home heroes Simona Halep and Andrei Pavel. The match was a part of SportsFestival, a sports fest that aims to help citizens indulge in sports. The festival was scheduled from June 13-16. Apart from the sporting spectacle, the sports fest also organized concerts and had a food zone and a kids' area.

Agassi-Graf showdown with the Romanian top tennis talents was the headline event of the fifth edition of this fest. The match was played on June 15 in the BT Arena in front of a packed stadium with 10000 people. The result of the match went in the favor of the Romanians, as Halep/ Pavel won 8-4.

Later, Graf became emotional during a media interaction as she narrated the incident from the exhibition match. She revealed Simona Halep's father was left emotional seeing his daughter take the court. The Romanian weathered through a tough time in the past two years, battling a doping suspension. This left Graf reminiscing about her own mother.

"The most beautiful moment last night was Simona Halep’s Dad last night, crying as she was walking in. And that reminded, you know, sometimes it's helpful support. Sometimes it’s a little hard, sometimes it's tough. But ultimately, that relationship is only kind of like [inaudible]," Steffi Graf said.

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi's romantic and fun moments on the court in Cluj exhibition

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi at Agassi Foundation Bowling

Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi tied the knot in 2001 and welcomed two kids, Jaden and Jaz Elle. The couple recently returned to the tennis court for an exhibition match and displayed an affectionate gesture as they shared a kiss on the court.

Later, Graf found herself in the middle of a funny situation when a fan proposed to the German. This caused her to stop her serving routine as she could not control her laughter. She quickly shut the proposal by pointing to her husband, Agassi.

This incident was a deja vu from Wimbledon 1996 when she received a similar proposal during the semifinal encounter. That time, Graf fired a witty reply that made the audience burst out laughing.

"How much money do you have?" Graf replied to the proposal at Wimbledon 1996.