Novak Djokovic's daughter has won hearts after being caught in a cheeky moment following her father's shock victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals.
The Serbian legend, 16 years older than Alcaraz, recovered from a set down to triumph 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in an epic three-hour, 37-minute showdown on the Rod Laver Arena.
Djokovic was surprised to see his children, Stefan and Tara, in the stands alongside their mother Jelena after the match, which ended around 1am.
“I'm surprised my kids are still here,” Djokovic said in his on-court interview while looking at his family in the stands.
'I mean, I love you, thank you for supporting me, but it's 1am. When are you going to sleep tonight?
The cameras cut to Djokovic's family, and his daughter could be seen tapping her left wrist as if she had a watch on as a signal for him to hurry up so she could go to sleep.
Novak Djokovic recovered from a set down to triumph 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in an epic three-hour, 37-minute showdown on Tuesday night, before his daughter stole the show.
After getting broken late in the first set and trailing 4-5, Djokovic took a medical timeout to have his left thigh taped.
The 37-year-old may have lost the first set after returning to the court, but the break allowed him to reorient himself for his attack in Alcaraz for the rest of the match.
After achieving victory shortly before 1am on Wednesday, the former world number one hugged coach Andy Murray.
“I just wish this match today was a final,” Djokovic said.
“One of the most epic games I have played on this court, actually on any court.
'If I lost the second set, I don't know if I would continue playing.
“I felt better and better and managed to play a couple of good games to finish the second set.”
If Djokovic manages to extend his record with his 11th Australian Open title, he would become the most successful singles player of all time.
Djokovic's daughter Tara (right) makes a cheeky gesture at her father after he joked about his children being up well past their bedtime when their match ended at 1 a.m.
The Serbian star's little girl was in high spirits as she sat with her brother Stefan and mother Jelena (pictured together) during the epic victory over Alcaraz.
Stefan is shown roaring with joy as his father took another step towards winning an incredible 11th Australian Open title.
Tara made the crowd laugh when she appeared to tell her father to hurry up so he could sleep.
Djokovic's wife, Jelena, and their children have been on court during his matches at this year's Open.
Seventh place is secured with 24 major titles, the same number Margaret Court won during her singles career from 1960 to 1973.
Djokovic will face German second seed Alexander Zverev, who is bidding to win his first major title, in the semi-finals on Friday night.
If Djokovic can surpass Zverev, which would be his 100th Australian Open victory, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner could be all that stands between him and becoming the undisputed greatest of all time.
Djokovic has won his last two meetings against Alcaraz since the world No. 3 embarrassed him in straight sets in last year's Wimbledon final.
Alcaraz was attempting to become the youngest player to achieve a career Grand Slam, having won last year's French Open and Wimbledon crowns along with his US Open title in 2022.
He equaled his best result at Melbourne Park, after also losing in the quarterfinals at last year's Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz took the first set but was later unable to match Novak Djokovic
If Djokovic wins his 11th Australian Open title, he would become the most successful singles player in history.
It comes just two days after Djokovic boycotted the standard on-court interview following his fourth-round victory over Jiri Lehecka because he was outraged by an on-air sledge from veteran Channel Nine news presenter Tony Jones.
Even though Djokovic accepted Jones' apology on Monday, the superstar's entourage still appeared unhappy with the host broadcaster after a box member threw a sweatband on one of the cameras.
But he did conduct a long, good-natured on-court interview with Jim Courier in which he made reference to his children watching, wondering why they were still awake at 1 a.m.
“I love you, thank you for supporting me, but when are you going to sleep?” he said to laughter from the crowd.