Zizou Bergs gets to twerk at Australian Open: “I can be very ridiculous!”

Zizou Bergs is a Top 40 tennis player on court and a budding TikTok star off it — and he’s twerked his way through a hot start Down Under.

The 26-year-old from Belgium has opened the year on a high, going 3–1 at the United Cup as Team Belgium reached the semifinals alongside Elise Mertens. Bergs punched above his weight with wins over Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jakub Mensik and Stan Wawrinka.

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He also delivered one of the tournament’s most viral moments. Amid the good vibes on Belgium’s two-player squad, Bergs’ twerking during post-match celebrations quickly caught the internet’s attention.

Ahead of the Australian Open, Tennis Channel caught up with Bergs in Melbourne to ask the hard-hitting questions:

Q. Who taught you to twerk like that?

ZIZOU BERGS: (laughing) I don’t know who taught me! I think I just did it myself. Then I saw some ridiculous stuff, and I just imitated it without really trying it.

I had people tell me, ‘Hey you had a fun week at the United Cup, right, because you were all over my Instagram!’ I was like, Yeah I guess!

Sometimes it’s quite annoying, too, because I can be very ridiculous but I can also be bloody serious. And then I’m in a match and I’m having fun but also really serious, and I’m sitting here drinking… And then I look at the big screen and see myself twerking. Then I’m like, OK let’s not look at the screen! Let’s just keep focusing right now.

But yeah, I guess it's a part of me too.

Bergs aimed to keep the good vibes going at the Australian Open, but drew one of the toughest first rounds possible in former world No. 6 Hubert Hurkacz.

Ranked No. 43, Bergs took the first set but Hurkacz, who had been sidelined with injury since June 2025, announced his return with a statement win over world No. 3 Alexander Zverev at the United Cup and ultimately edged through in four sets.

Bergs is set to return to action in doubles on Wednesday, partnering with fellow Belgian Raphael Collignon against the all-Australian duo of Li Tu and James McCabe.