The mother of Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios has described how Andy Murray helped save her son's life in his time of need. The world number 40’s mum Nill, is unable to travel to watch him play due to health reasons.
She also struggles to watch his matches on television as witnessing her son compete at the highest level in pressurised situations is incredibly stressful for her. Off the court, the 27-year-old has opened up on his battle with mental health and self harming and British star Murry played his part in helping Kyrgios through the tough times. Nill spoke to Australian media outlet Nine News about her experience trying to help her son battle his demons and how the two-time Wimbledon champion spotted the warning signs.
"It's been a tough, tough journey, just dealing with criticism and just trying to protect him but I can't really protect him," she said. “The self-harming ... I saw that and people told me that. I asked him about it and he didn’t want to talk about it at that time.
