The footage shows a screaming Zara receiving the kit – and a hug – from the superstar herself,then turning back to her euphoric family clutching and shaking her prize in stunned disbelief.
By Sunday afternoon,the clip posted to Facebook by Optus Sport had received more than 110,000 views.
“When she[Kerr] was talking to her coach,we were just screaming to her. And then she was looking towards everyone in the crowd for who to give it to,” the still-giddy nine-year-old said from the rooms of Old Bridge.
The pair locked eyes,“and she just gave it to me. I said ‘thank you’ and she said ‘you’re welcome’,and I was very excited.”
With such adrenalin,and a video to watch on repeat,the family didn’t get to bed until well after midnight,mum Selma said.
“She knows that she was the lucky girl,” Selma said. “She was excited to share it with her friends. And she just sat in the corner going through that video. Her[older] sisters were probably even more excited,if that’s possible.”