{"id":21237,"date":"2025-01-22T03:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T03:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21237"},"modified":"2025-01-22T03:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T03:25:28","slug":"like-father-like-daughter-novak-djokovics-very-animated-little-girl-steals-the-show-in-a-cheeky-moment-with-her-dad-as-he-beats-carlos-alcaraz-in-a-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21237","title":{"rendered":"Like father, like daughter: Novak Djokovic’s VERY animated little girl steals the show in a cheeky moment with her dad as he beats Carlos Alcaraz in a thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novak Djokovic<\/span>‘s daughter has won hearts after being caught in a cheeky moment following her dad’s stunning win over\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz<\/span>\u00a0in the quarter finals of the\u00a0Australian Open<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The legendary Serbian, 16 years Alcaraz’s senior,\u00a0recovered from a set down to triumph 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in an epic three-hour and 37-minute showdown<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on Rod Laver Arena.<\/p>\n

Djokovic was shocked at seeing his children, Stefan and Tara, in the stands alongside their mother Jelena after the match, which finished at around 1am.<\/p>\n

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‘I’m surprised that my kids are still here,’ Djokovic said in his on-court interview as he looked at his family in the stands.<\/p>\n

‘I mean, I love you, thank you for supporting me, but it’s 1 am. When are you going to sleep tonight?’<\/p>\n

The cameras cut to Djokovic’s family – and his daughter could be seen tapping her left wrist as if she had a watch on in a signal for him to hurry up so they could go to sleep.<\/p>\n

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Djokovic’s daughter Tara was animated as she sat with her brother Stefan and mother Jelena (pictured together) during the epic win over Alcaraz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tara (pictured) had the crowd in stitches when she appeared to tell her father to hurry up so she could get to sleep<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Novak Djokovic\u00a0recovered from a set down to triumph 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 in an epic three-hour and 37-minute showdown on Tuesday night – before his daughter stole the show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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