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# Watch Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic Dance to the Bee Gees

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## Melissa Locker


Jul 13, 2015 4:55 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Jul 13, 2015 4:55 PM UTC

After [defeating Roger Federer in four sets](http://time.com/3954828/wimbledon-novak-djokovic-roger-federer/) in the Wimbledon finals, Novak Djokovic said he was going to ask women’s champion, Serena Williams, to dance—and he did just that at the 2015 Champions’ Dinner thrown, this year, in their honor.

A Champions Dance was a Wimbledon tradition for years, but [when the Champions’ Dinner moved dates and venues](http://www.wimbledon.com/en%5FGB/atoz/faq%5Fand%5Ffacts%5Fand%5Ffigures.html) in 1977, the custom disappeared and was never officially brought back.

That didn’t stop Djokovic from inviting Williams, now a 21-time Grand Slam champion, to celebrate their 2015 Wimbledon championships on the dance floor. Djokovic called the dance a “tradition that was a bit forgotten,” and, [according to the AP](http://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2015/07/13/djokovic-williams-bust-a-move-at-wimbledon-champions-dinner), suggested to Williams and the chairman of the All England Club, Philip Brook, that they bring it back. “They accepted it, fortunately,” Djokovic said.

While Djokovic initially claimed to have [wanted to waltz](http://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2015/07/13/djokovic-williams-bust-a-move-at-wimbledon-champions-dinner) with Williams, she reportedly wanted something more uptempo. Check out the two tennis greats throwing down to the Bee Gees “Night Fever,” all decked out in their formal attire. While Djokovic may have some serious moves on the tennis court, he might need more practice before championing the dance floor.

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