Djokovic's daughter steals the show at Wimbledon with her victory dance
LONDON (AP) — Seven-year-old Tara Djokovic wowed Wimbledon with a victory dance after dad's win Saturday on Centre Court.
Novak 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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