Son consoles his dad Nicolas Mahut after French Open loss
The heart-warming moment took place after tennis player Nicolas Mahut lost at the French Open earlier this week - and it has brought the world to tears.
After losing in the third round to Leonardo Mayer, Nicolas Mahut sat on the bench on his side of the court and broke down. What happened after that has taken the world by storm.
As the crowd cheered him on for playing a great game, his son ran onto the court and hugged his dad as he cried - this moment alone has been viewed more than a million times on Twitter and definitely tugs on your heartstrings each time you watch it.
Mahut eventually gathered his belongings and walked off hand-in-hand with his son, waving to the crowd as he departed. As the cheers erupted, Mayer is seen applauding his opponent whilst wiping away tears of his own.
See it here:
You maybe already saw this.
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) June 4, 2019
Tennis player Mahut losing at Roland Garros in front of his family, breaks down in tears.
His kid runs on court to hug him.
His opponent Mayer getting emotional.
Father and son walk away hand in hand.
Losing, winning, living.pic.twitter.com/YOE3ohKVGJ
The video has been overwhelmed with comments of love and support for the tennis star - with some saying, in the end, this is what it's really about.
This memory is a bigger win than the tennis match. He'll never forget it. Really great moment.
— temesgen (@temesgen77) June 4, 2019
This is what sport is all about. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
— Rich Beem (@beemerpga) June 5, 2019
Incredible..... That's true sportsmanship on everybody in that Arena.... That's Pathos, Happiness and literal sincerity in one emotion..... #ThePowerOfSport
— Les Clarke (@les_saintlbc) June 5, 2019
Don't have words to express my emotions......
— Gopal Sharma (@sharmagopal99) June 5, 2019
Heart touching ❤️