‘Highly doubtful Bernard Tomic will ever play for Australia again’
Bernard Tomic’s Davis Cup career, and perhaps his tennis career as a whole, may be over; that’s according to Lleyton Hewitt.
Tomic, the latest bad boy of Australian tennis, recently spent some time in the jungle in ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Outta Here.’
During his brief stint, he not only threatened to lift the lid on the goings on in Australian tennis but told his fellow campers that Australia couldn’t win the Davies Cup without him.
Well they are going to have to try as Hewitt says it is “highly doubtful” that Tomic will ever play for his country.
He added: “He’s made some mistakes. It will be a long way back.
“He’s digging a big hole for himself that he may never get out of.”
And it is not just Hewitt who feels Tomic is out of his depth as his fellow Aussie players had a good laugh over his televised comments.
He said: “I don’t watch a lot of those kind of shows but a couple of boys have kept a close eye on it and it keeps them in good humour at night and gives them something to talk about.
“The team camaraderie is as good as I have seen for a long time.
“We believe we can go a long way and I back these boys.”
“I think everyone would agree he wouldn’t be able to help us right now,” he added.
However, it may not be only Tomic’s Davies Cup career that has reached its conclusion with Hewitt conceding that no one, perhaps not even Tomic, knows if the 25-year-old will even continue to play tennis.
“It’s strange. You either want to be a tennis player or you don’t.
“I don’t know (if he will play again). He still wanted to play the Australian Open and tried to qualify and good on him for that.
“But it is pointless if he is playing in quallies and you are not committed to the sport.
“He’s wasting not only his time but also everyone around him.”
Latest
-
NewsRoger Federer: Roland Garros a ‘stepping stone’ to Wimbledon
Federer needed three hours and 35 minutes to fight his way past Koepfer in four sets.
-
NewsRoger Federer survives late-night war against German Dominik Koepfer
The story of the seventh day of action at Roland Garros.
-
French OpenRoger Federer defies the sands of time to move into French Open last-16
Federer ecured a 7-6 (5) 6-7 (3) 7-6 (4) 7-5 victory and a place in the last 16 against Italy’s Matteo Berrettini.
-
NewsRoger Federer outlasts German Dominik Koepfer to reach the fourth round in Paris
Federer needed three hours and 35 minutes to clinch a 7-6 (5) 6-7 (3) 7-6 (4) 7-5 victory.
-
NewsNaomi Osaka posts first social media message since French Open withdrawal
Osaka’s openness regarding her mental health has drawn widespread praise.
-
NewsRafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to face rising Italian stars in last 16
Nadal and Djokovic will take on teenagers Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti, respectively.
-
NewsCameron Norrie keen to carry form into grass-court season after French Open loss
The British number two was beaten 6-3 6-3 6-3 by Rafael Nadal on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
-
French OpenIga Swiatek and Sofia Kenin win to keep favourites’ flag flying at French Open
Swiatek, Kenin and Serena Williams are the only top-10 seeds remaining in the women’s draw.
-
French OpenRafael Nadal too good for Cameron Norrie as he eases into the last-16 in Paris
Norrie’s excellent clay-court campaign came to an end with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 defeat.
-
French OpenNovak Djokovic sets set another new record as he shares French Open stage with young guns
Teenage Italian pair Lorenzo Musetti and Jannik Sinner are both through to the last 16.