Daughter's heartwarming act that stole the hearts of the tennis world
He may have won gold but John Peers' daughter stole the show on centre court as she cheered on her father and teammate Matt Ebden.
In a wild ending to the star duo's run, Ebden and Peers claimed Australia's first gold medal in the men's doubles since 1996, defeating American doubles specialists Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajick 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 10-8.
No one was more excited for the pair than Peers' daughter Ellie.
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The seven-year-old was seen crossing her fingers and jumping up at every point throughout the match.
In the final set cameras found Ellie holding onto her mother as the chaos of the match reached its peak.
Ellie Peers crosses fingers. Nine
As the referee called game Ellie, Harper and Ebden's son Harvey were lifted down onto centre court to celebrate with their fathers.
Ebden tossed his son in the air to celebrate while Ellie and Harper were carried in Peers' arms.
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Ebden celebrates with Harvey. Eddie Jim
The beautiful scenes melted the hearts of fans before an interview with Ellie left Today hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo in awe.
When asked about her experience watching her father, Ellie replied: "Really exciting because Dad won the gold medal."
Ellie told Nine it "hurt my fingers" when she nervously awaited her father's next move but the pain was bearable as she "just wanted the gold medal."
She declared she was "very" proud of her father's success.
"How nice for her. Daddy won a gold medal," Stefanovic said as the interview ended.
