--- description: Photos capture the boy's reaction as he takes a whiff of the sneaker. title: Kid Has Appropriate Reaction to Sniffing Robin Haase Sneaker image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cde5a7062bba21d/698933b5929fade930bf0e49/wimbledon-all-england-club.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Teen Boy Who Took a Whiff of a Player's Sneaker at Wimbledon Had the Most Appropriate Reaction by [Gina Martinez](/author/gina-martinez/) ## Gina Martinez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 5, 2018 6:37 PM CUT  Crowds gather outside centre court as Roger Federer parades the trophy on a centre court balcony after beating Marin Cilic in the Gentlemen's Singles Final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Crowds gather outside centre court as Roger Federer parades the trophy on a centre court balcony after beating Marin Cilic in the Gentlemen's Singles Final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon.Steven Paston/PA Images via Getty Images by [Gina Martinez](/author/gina-martinez/) ## Gina Martinez Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 5, 2018 6:37 PM CUT A boy had a hilarious reaction after sniffing a tennis shoe he received from Dutch tennis player Robin Haase during a Thursday morning Wimbledon match. The Netherlands player Robin Haase handed a young boy a sneaker and photos captured his delight to receive the shoe, then taking a whiff and finally sticking his tongue out in disgust. The funny set of photos taken Thursday morning at the match between Robin Haase and Nick Kyrgios have been shared on Twitter. Kyrgios beat Haase 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the second round. > [](https://twitter.com/sportstarweb/status/1014894950348087296) > [](https://twitter.com/sportingnews/status/1014888720720453638) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5331113/wimbledon-robin-haase-shoe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5331113/wimbledon-robin-haase-shoe/"},"headline":"Teen Boy Who Took a Whiff of a Player's Sneaker at Wimbledon Had the Most Appropriate Reaction","datePublished":"2018-07-05T18:37:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:41.603Z","description":"Robin Haase handed a young boy a sneaker and photos captured him being delighted to receive the show, then taking a whiff and finally sticking his tongue out in disgust.","url":"https://time.com/5331113/wimbledon-robin-haase-shoe/","keywords":["Newsfeed","onetime","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cde5a7062bba21d/698933b5929fade930bf0e49/wimbledon-all-england-club.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Gina Martinez","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/gina-martinez/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cde5a7062bba21d/698933b5929fade930bf0e49/wimbledon-all-england-club.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Wimbledon 2017 - Day Thirteen - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club","caption":"Wimbledon 2017 - Day Thirteen - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club","creditText":"Steven Paston/PA Images via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5331113/wimbledon-robin-haase-shoe/","name":"Teen Boy Who Took a Whiff of a Player's Sneaker at Wimbledon Had the Most Appropriate Reaction"}}]}] ```