Tennis Australia has made its threat a reality: Bernard Tomic will not receive a free ticket to the Australian Open in January. The world rankings-143. to qualify for Melbourne in a wildcard playoff tournament.
The arch is overstretched. After numerous listless appearances in the past tennis year, Bernard Tomic receives the receipt from the Australian Tennis Association. Instead of the 25-year-old, Thanasi Kokkinakis receives the main field wildcard for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year.
Tomic is to be recommended for sport instead: Former number 17 in the world is invited to qualify for Melbourne in December at a 16-member playoff tournament.
Lleyton Hewitt sees Tomic in the debt of delivery:”We all know that he can play great tennis. Now it’s time to return to this level and get involved in the sport,”Australia’s Davis Cup captain is quoted by the AAP. Only after the playoffs will you finally decide who the remaining wildcards go to.
If Tomic doesn’t win the qualifying round, he can still hope that Tennis Australia will provide him with one of the four open wildcards. Otherwise, a start in the qualification for the Australian Open is quite conceivable, his management said.