Wimbledon star breaks down in wife's arms as his adorable son steals the show

Nicolas Jarry broke down in his wife's arms as his dream Wimbledon run continued. The Chilean caused another huge up to knock out Brazilian wonderkid Joao Fonseca on Friday evening.

Jarry suffered with a serious health condition 12 months ago. He was diagnosed with vestibular neuritis, a disorder caused by sudden inflammation of the vestibular nerve, which connects the inner ear to the brain.

He had to relearn a lot of the basic skills in order to return to the tour. And he came through qualifying last week to earn his spot at Wimbledonafter slipping to No.143 in the world rankings.

Jarry shocked No.8 seed Holger Rune in round one and took another huge scalp in Fonseca, winning 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(4). He walked straight over to his family after the victory and wept in the arms of his wife Laura.

The 29-year-old picked up his three-year-old son Juan and carried him onto the court for his post-match interview.

"It has been one year of battles, it's amazing," Jarry said while fighting back the tears. "I had an issue last year, with a nerve in the ear that affected my perception, my balance and my view. I have been trying to come back to work and recovering that part of the body.

"It has been very tough physically, emotionally, psychologically and yeah... I have been trying to get back to my level and trusting myself again. I was very tough to lose all the abilities that I have been working since I was five years old.

"It's amazing put in my best performance here at Wimbledon, that is my favourite tournament of all."

He added: "For sure, the family has been the key pillar of the last year. Without them, to be two, three months away from home, you get very lonely. To have them it's been amazing since I got married with my wife. Without them I wasn't able to recover as fast as I did. It's a long year but I'm here."

Jarry's adorable son sat mesmerised in his dad's courtside seat, soaking in the occasion. And when asked if the youngster could one day walk in his footstepps, Jarry said: "He loves to play tennis, he can do whatever he likes in the future."

Jarry, who faces Cameron Norrie in the next round, also spoke about his win and how he fatigued throughout the tie.

"The level at the beginning of the first two sets was so different to the other two. It's a grind. Physically you're not the same as last week so I'm trying to see what to focus on," he explained.

"If I keep telling myself the same as last week when I was fresher, it's not going to work. You have to keep figuring out new ways to push yourself and motivate yourself and to try to find the right things to tell yourselves."

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