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Djokovic's daughter steals the show at Wimbledon with her victory dance

Djokovic's daughter steals the show at Wimbledon with her victory dance

Arab Times2 days ago
LONDON, July 6, (AP): Novak Djokovic won the match on Centre Court on Saturday, but it was his 7-year-old daughter who really wowed Wimbledon. Tara Djokovic's victory dance brought a smile to dad's face. Everybody else's, too.
Djokovic had just clinched his 100th Wimbledon singles win and was asked during his on-court interview to shed light on the little dance he's been doing recently.
He said it's done to a song called "Pump It Up."
"There's a song with my kids - look my daughter's doing it right now,' a smiling Djokovic said as he looked into the crowd. "You want to show it darling?'
The TV camera then panned to Tara, who then showed everyone how it's done: pump your fists down, then left, right, and overhead. The crowd roared.
"She's the master. It's a little tradition we have right now. Hopefully we can keep going so we can keep pumping more in Wimbledon.'
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