Martina Navratilova and wife Julia hang out with Aleksander Barkov as they bump into Florida Panthers, legend sips beer from team's Stanley Cup trophy

Martina Navratilova bumped into the newly crowned Stanley Cup Champions, the Florida Panthers when she took her wife Julia out to celebrate her 52nd birthday. The couple hung out with the captain Aleksander Barkov and the other members and also got to drink beer from the prestigious cup.

After a heartbreaking defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup last year, it was redemption for the Florida Panthers who defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the final to win their inaugural cup since the inception of their franchise 30 years back.

The Panthers, nicknamed the Cats, topped the Atlantic Division and defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Boston Bruins, and the New York Rangers to clinch the Eastern Conference. After taking a strong 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers in the best-of-seven series, they were just one win away from victory. However, the Oilers bounced back to level the series 3-3.

The Cats defeated the Oilers 2-1 in Game 7 to win the Stanley Cup which was presented to their captain Aleksander Barkov, the first Finnish captain in history to lift the cup.

Martina Navratilova, who took her wife Julia Lemigova out to celebrate her birthday, bumped into the Florida Panthers team who were celebrating their cup win in the same restaurant. The couple hung out with Barkov and the rest of the team. She posted a photo with the Finnish captain with the Stanley Cup in the background on X (formerly Twitter).

"So this happened when I took Julia out for her birthday- the Panthers were at the same restaurant- how lucky am I? This lucky- hanging out with Aleksander Barkov:)!!! #StanleyCupChampions"

Not only that, but Navratilova also participated in the famous tradition of drinking beer from the cup and was helped by the players including Matthew Tkachuk who called the American "the biggest legend".

"And then I got to do this:) Beer was never so sweet as this sip:)"

Martina Navratilova cheered the Florida Panthers on during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final

Martina Navratilova rallied behind the Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup final. She took to X (formerly Twitter) during Game 7 to cheer the Cats on. The Panthers took the lead with a Carter Verhaeghe goal which was neutralized by Mattias Janmark moments later. Sam Reinhart scored the game-winning goal in the second period that sealed the cup.

"Go CATS!!!! #StanleyCup #Floridapanthers #Panthers," Navratilova tweeted.

Widely considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Martina Navratilova won a total of 59 Majors in her career including singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She was a World No. 1 in both singles and doubles and holds many Open Era records in the sport.