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Nick Kyrgios demolished fellow Australian Alex de Minaur at the Canadian Open on Friday and immediately opened up about his heartbreak over his sad family situation back home.
The Wimbledon runner-up, currently sitting at No.37 on the ATP rankings, put on a masterclass against de Minaur, winning in straight sets 6-2 6-3 and claiming victory in just 62 minutes.
Earlier this week the Canberran revealed that his mother and father are both in poor health - with his mother currently in hospital needing a kidney transplant.
'I am missing home, I'm not going to lie,' he said after the victory.
Nick Kyrgios was in blazing form at the Canadian Open winning 6-2 6-3 against fellow Aussie Alex De Minaur. The win was his 15th in his last 16 matches, pushing his ranking to No.27
Nick Kyrgios pictured in happier times pictured with his brother, father and mother
'I haven't seen my mum and dad in about three months. I'm missing them but at the same time I know I've only got a couple more tournaments before I go home.'
Earlier in the week after a momentous comeback win over Daniil Medvedev, the Aussie signed a stirring message to his sick mum on a TV camera, writing: 'Be strong Ma'.
'It's hard because even travelling now, my mum is in hospital at the moment, my dad hasn't been very well, my brother just had a baby and I don't get to be there with my family when normal people would like to be with them,' Kyrgios said.
Nick Kyrgios sent a stirring message to his sick mum who has been hospitalised with chronic kidney problems
Nick wrote 'Be strong Ma' on a TV camera after his win against Daniil Medvedev in Montreal
'It's hard being from Australia because we can't travel back and forth. There's a lot of things people don't see. They only see me winning, losing, throwing a racquet, doing those things. They don't really understand the challenges that I face or what people on tour face, what's going on in their personal lives.'
De Minaur entered the first-time showdown with his Davis Cup teammate as Australian No.1, but copped a nasty reality check in a 6-2 6-3 mauling at the hands of the hottest player on tour.
Kyrgios needed barely an hour to wrap up a 15th win from his past 16 matches and guarantee himself another important rankings boost ahead of
