10 September,2017 09:08 AM IST | | A Correspondent
US Open finalist Kevin Anderson's wife Kelsey says she's an emotional wreck in the stands
Kelsey Anderson
For all those sports fans who chew their nails or get all psyched up during tense moments of a close game, have you thought about what the family members of these athletes go through?
Ahead of South African tennis champ Kevin Anderson's US Open final against Spaniard Rafael Nadal on Sunday, his wife, Kelsey revealed what it's like.
Kevin with wife Kelsey
"It's so tense and so emotional," said Kelsey during an interaction with reporters on the sidelines of the US Open in New York recently.
"I get very nervous when watching Kevin [from the stands]. Truly, on the inside, I'm dying," added Kelsey, who married Kevin in 2011 after meeting him at the University of Illinois, where she was studying accountancy. She gave it all up and followed his career across the world, looking after his air tickets, hotel stay and other business matters simultaneously.
The tension notwithstanding, Kelsey said it's all worth it as long as her husband is winning.
"It's an absolute pleasure to watch and experience it all. It's fun. I can't even explain how proud it makes me to have seen his development and really know how hard he works, and how much he earned where he is right now," she concluded.
