{"id":13661,"date":"2019-01-04T10:34:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T02:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/?p=13661"},"modified":"2019-01-11T16:40:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T08:40:45","slug":"meet-presley-wallace-the-6yo-who-managed-to-upstage-federer-and-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/wa\/news\/2019\/01\/04\/meet-presley-wallace-the-6yo-who-managed-to-upstage-federer-and-williams","title":{"rendered":"Meet Presley Murombo: The 6yo who managed to upstage Federer and Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s not too many people capable of stealing the limelight from Roger Federer<\/strong> or Serena Williams<\/strong>.\u00a0 Even less likely, given the pairs first ever on-court meeting in front of a sell-out crowd of 14,064 on Tuesday night for the hugely anticipated Mastercard Hopman Cup <\/strong>match between the USA and Switzerland. However, 6 year old Presley Murombo, <\/strong>an ANZ Tennis Hot Shots participant at the MG Tennis Academy, Bibra Lake, managed to upstage the famous duo with some spectacular dance moves that brought the entire crowd to their feet as they waited for the mixed doubles to commence.<\/p>\n

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A huge fan of both Federer and Williams, Presley could barely contain his excitement. Dancing in the stands throughout the breaks, Dad Kumbi Murombo said it was a neighboring spectator that eventually gained the attention of the MC.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPresley loves to dance so was up out of his seat dancing and trying to get the attention of the cameras, but he wasn\u2019t having any luck. It was the guy sitting next to us that managed to call over the MC,\u201d said Mr. Murombo<\/p>\n

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Upon seeing Presley dancing to the \u201cYMCA\u201d, Tournament MC, Adrian Franklin, brought Presley down onto Centre Court to continue his moves. Presley then proceeded to wow the crowd with his confident performance of the popular song. The young pocket-rocket had the entire crowd up on their feet dancing along him.<\/p>\n

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To view the video click here.<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Mr. Murombo said that his outgoing, confident son loves the limelight and thrives on all of the attention.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s no different at school. He\u2019s always in the front row stealing the show. Last night was seriously something else though, he really lifted the bar with his performance in front of such a large crowd,\u201d said Mr. Murombo<\/p>\n

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When asked how it felt to have the 14,064 strong crowd watching, Presley couldn\u2019t have been happier.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe moves just come to me and it just feels like the whole crowd is dancing with me,\u201d said Presley.<\/p>\n

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Dancing aside, Presley loves tennis and has been in lessons since about the age of two, training for the past three years with Mike Gill from Next Gen Perth South in Bibra Lake.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPresley is a huge tennis fan. He loves both Federer and Williams so it was tough for him knowing who to cheer for last night,\u201d said Mr. Murombo<\/p>\n

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The energetic six year old continued to field attention well after the game had ended, being cheered and applauded by commuters as he made his way home.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we stepped on to the train, people started clapping and cheering, they were even taking his photo. He really made an impact,\u201d said Mr. Murombo.<\/p>\n

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Switzerland ultimately defeated USA 2-1 after the live mixed doubles saw Bencic \/ Federer (SUI)\u00a0 <\/strong>defeat Williams \/ Tiafoe (USA) 4-2 4-3(3)<\/strong>, following expected Singles match victories from both top ranked players, Federer (6-4 6-1) and Williams (4-6 6-4 6-3).<\/p>\n

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The Mastercard Hopman Cup<\/strong> play continues throughout the week at RAC Arena<\/strong>. To find out more visit hopmancup.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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