Emotional Higgins hugged by BBC presenter after match

An emotional John Higgins says he "was in tears" on the morning of his first round match at the World Snooker Championship.

Higgins' father-in-law suffered a heart attack last week and BBC Snooker presenter Seema Jaswal consoled the player after his 10-7 win against Joe O'Connor.

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