Bernard Tomic, the Australian tennis star, has recently made a candid admission about his career struggles and his aspirations for a comeback. Tomic, who once reached a high ranking of No. 17 in the world, has been battling personal and professional challenges, leading to a significant drop in his ranking. Despite these setbacks, he is determined to regain his former glory and is currently competing in Challenger events to climb back up the rankings.
Fallen Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic has made a candid and rare admission about his tennis career following his latest victory in the Brisbane QTC Tennis International. Tomic defeated fellow comeback Aussie Jason Kubler in the Challenger event on Wednesday, and spoke briefly about his rollercoaster career, which saw him plummet from No.17 in the world to 825.
Currently ranked 220, the 32-year-old says he is aiming to break back into the top 100 and is hoping to compete at Wimbledon again. 'I didn't play a lot of tennis for three or four years, at 25, 26 I hit a brick wall mentally and didn't want to travel to play,' Tomic said. 'I was going through the motions.' 'It took me a couple of years after COVID to get fit and play matches again. You lose two or three years, you need two years to get back, you're not 20 years old anymore.' Tomic is now in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane QTC, where he will face 25-year-old Australian Adam Walton. But Tomic also harbors loftier goals on his mind. 'If I get myself in qualies for Wimbledon and have a good run, it's somewhere where I've qualified and made (a) quarter (final),' Tomic said. 'To finish the year in the top 100 would be great. 'We'll see how we go. A lot has changed in tennis. My expectations can't be too high. I have to be realistic. You have to work for it.' Tomic admitted that tennis was a 'sad, lonely place' but, despite that, believed it was good for his mental health. 'Tennis doesn't do it for me. It keeps me alive, keeps me sane, gives me something to do. Without tennis you lose your purpose,' he said. 'I'm trying to figure it out, get back.' He said he didn't mind playing in low-level tournaments without the fanfare, and said he had previously become 'sick and tired of that bulls***'. 'I just wanted to get away and be normal. Travelling got to me. Tennis is a very lonely sport, very isolated sport,' he said. 'After I chilled out and did my own thing and took my time to get back, I felt pretty good the last couple of years, but you need time and matches.' But there was one question Tomic refused to answer. Tomic was recently investigated for alleged match fixing, however, he was not charged and the investigation was eventually dropped due to a lack of evidence. When quizzed about the police probe, he was quick to shut it down. 'I'm not gonna comment about that,' he said. Tomic shot to fame when he became the youngest player, aged 16 in 2009, to win a men's main draw match at the Australian Open, then stormed into the 2011 Wimbledon quarter-finals as a qualifier. But the Queenslander has struggled to fulfil that potential, having last year earned just over $100,000 playing in Challenger and Future events in tennis’s backwaters
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