Exclusive: 'Pinch me! Wow, wow' - Tracy Austin reveals emotions watching son Brandon Holt qualify for US Open

“Pinch me! I still can’t believe he’s playing in the main draw, that’s just wild. Wow, wow,” an emotional Tracy Austin told Eurosport moments after she watched her son Brandon Holt qualify for the US Open. 41 years after she lifted her second US Open trophy, former world No.

1 Austin endured a stressful day in the stands of Court 11 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, as Holt survived two rain delays before securing a spot in a Grand Slam main draw for the first time in his career. Ad Showers interrupted play twice during Holt’s three-set victory over Dimitar Kuzmanov on Friday; the first delay came when the 24-year-old American was leading 4-2 in the decider, serving at advantage, and the second was when he was serving at match point at 5-3. US Open'Rafa would want him to be here' — Nadal will miss Djokovic at US Open, says EvansAN HOUR AGO “That was really nerve-racking.

I can’t remember the last time I was that nervous,” said Austin who shared a touching moment with her son on court after he sealed the win on his fifth match point. Holt, ranked No. 303 in the world, will be contesting his first ever tour-level main draw match when he takes on fellow American Taylor Fritz in the US Open first round on Monday evening.

Fritz’s mother, former top-10 player Kathy May, was a contemporary of Austin on tour back in the late ‘70s, and their sons are now keeping their family legacies going in the sport. In his second round of qualifying, Holt defeated his close friend and fellow University of Southern California graduate Emilio Gomez, who also happens to have a Grand Slam-winning parent. Gomez is the son of former French Open champion Andres Gomez of Ecuador.