In Malaysia, household of Nick Kyrgios rooting for him to win his greatest tennis prize at Wimbledon

KUALA LUMPUR: When Nick Kyrgios makes his first look at a Wimbledon tennis last on Sunday (Jul 10), his household in Malaysia will likely be cheering him on. 

The 27-year-old is the primary Australian man to advance to a Grand Slam singles last since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005. He’ll tackle Serbian high seed and six-time champion Novak Djokovic for the Wimbledon title. 

Kyrgios’ mom Norlaila is Malaysian. 

His cousin Hafiz Amir Hamzah, 34, mentioned the entire household will likely be glued to the tv, rooting for him to raise the trophy. 

“When Nick performs, my entire household would watch his video games. I really feel actually excited and tremendous blissful. In fact, I hope he wins. No matter occurs, we’re nonetheless pleased with him. We now have all the time been pleased with him,” he instructed CNA.

Mr Hafiz admitted that he was not a lot of a tennis fan however would tune in to Kyrgios’ video games.

“My late dad was a tennis fan and used to look at each match. I solely watched when Nick performs. I’ve watched virtually all his video games,” he mentioned, including that he has watched Kyrgios reside when he performed within the Malaysian Open and through his first participation within the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Mr Hafiz’s late father and Kyrgios’ mom are first cousins.

Norlaila was born in Gombak, Selangor, though she has lived in Canberra for nearly 40 years.

Mr Hafiz mentioned Kyrgios is sort of a youthful brother to him, including that their households used to see one another extra usually throughout the holidays after they have been a lot youthful.

“I do message him generally. His mum all the time video calls us and if he’s at dwelling, he would say hello,” mentioned Mr Hafiz. Kyrgios would play tennis in Malaysia even when he was on vacation, he added.

This text was initially printed by channelnewsasia.com. Learn the unique article right here.