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