"At the start, I felt like I had to be there for everybody and didn't consider my own feelings and needs," she said.

Let people be there for you, don’t bury your feelings, but make it clear how you’d like to talk about your loss.

Initially, Ingrid resists, fearful that she lacks the emotional fortitude to be there for Martha, but once she acquiesces, they grow closer during their bittersweet getaway.

Littler was pipped by Luke Humphries in last year's final and when the world number one went out in the fourth round this year, the trophy looked to be there for the taking.

"He'd want us to keep attacking life...he'd want us to go and be there for each other," he said.