This Australian Open ball boy stole the show. Photo / Twitter
Sometimes the stage is lit and nobody is there to fill it.
Enter: this kid.
Luckily, the normally mundane coin toss was made all the more exciting after an Australian Open ball boy well and truly went beyond the call of duty, completing a little kick and spin before flipping the coin for Kei Nishikori and Kamil Majchrzak.
Rumour has it he's in a Michael Jackson cover band.
Carpe diem, little dude, carpe diem.
In the actual match, eighth seed Nishikori survived a scare against Majchrzak, both playing in the shadow of the star ball boy.
The former US Open finalist was pushed to a fifth set by the wilting qualifier.
Nishikori was leading 3-6 6-7 (6-8) 6-0 6-2 3-0 when Majchrzak informed the chair umpire he was unable to continue.
The Japanese star faces Croatian Ivo Karlović in the second round.
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