Nicol’s biggest fans – her mum and dad

First hitter: Desmond and Ann Marie happily showing Nicol’s first wooden squash racket that they still keep at home in Penang.

Reports by JOASH EE DE SILVA and N. TRISHA 

GEORGE TOWN: Desmond David and Ann Marie David, both 72, still feel the rush of excitement, and worry, each time their daughter Nicol has a game.