Wimbledon star breaks down in wife's arms after health battle as son steals show

Nicolas Jarry broke down in tears before being embraced by his wife after springing another huge surprise by knocking out Brazilian wonderkid Joao Fonseca on Friday evening.

And Chile star Jarry opened up on his emotional and physically struggles after being diagnosed with a serious health condition – vestibular neuritis – last year. It is a disorder caused by sudden inflammation of the vestibular nerve, which connects the inner ear to the brain.

Jarry shocked No.8 seed Holger Rune in the first round and claimed another big 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 then picked up his three-year-old son Juan and carried him onto the court for his post-match interview with the little one earning plenty admiration from those in the crowd.

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"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. It was very tough to lose all the abilities that I have been working on since I was five years old.

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

He added of his support network: "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 to my wife. Without them I wasn't able to recover as fast as I did. It's been a long year but I'm here."

Jarry will next take on Cam Norrie in the round of 16 on Sunday afternoon, likely on Court No.1.

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