Nick Kyrgios recently touched the peak of his career. After years of sheer dedication and hard work, the Australian tennis ace finally made it to the finals of a Grand Slam. Like every other entity’s fans, his fans were also excited to see him play for his first-ever Grand Slam trophy. Though, unlike others, he didn’t have his biggest supporter in the crowd.

Kyrgios’s mother wasn’t able to attend his match because of a medical situation. However, apart from that, she has other reasons as well to miss out on her son’s games.

Norlaila’s justification

Norlaila Kyrgios, while speaking to the Today host Karl Stefanovic, explained how the nerves of the match made her avoid the Wimbledon finals. She said, “I actually didn’t watch the game. I had a very good sleep.”

Thereafter, she added, “I actually watched him go on court. I love that, you know, watching him walking through Wimbledon, just that atmosphere. I watched it until I think when they started warming up and I said, ‘Good luck’ and I went to bed.” 

Norlaila suffers from an autoimmune disease known as eosinophilia. However, the lack of knowledge about the game is something that mostly stops her from attending the 27-year-old’s matches. As she confessed, “you really don’t know when to stand and when to clap and when to shout. We have been there, and it is not a good experience.”

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Kyrgios who made it up to the last round of the tournament by thrashing high caliber players such as the World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas failed to get the better of Novak Djokovic. The 21 times Grand Slam champion outclassed the Aussie in a four-set match at the expense of the first set. Though Kyrgios was more than satisfied with his run, and is gearing up to bring better or similar results from the upcoming Grand Slam.

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The former World no.13, after skipping the singles of the ATP250 event of Atlanta due to a knee injury, portrayed excellent game doubles. He, alongside fellow Australian tennis ace Thanasi Kokkinakis, claimed the trophy the tournament had to offer.

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Now Kyrgios is all set to test his skills in the hard courts of Citi Open. He will lock horns with the 29-year-old American Marcos Giron for a seat in the second round of the ATP 500 event.