Bernard Tomic’s colourful and record-setting 15-year AustralianOpen streak is over after the fallen star was overlooked for a qualifying wildcard. 7NEWS
Languishing at No.462 in the rankings, but still very much active on
Despite his spectacular fall from grace, Tomic is still ranked higher than four of the wildcard recipients, including 18-year-old world No.1017 Derek Pham. But that was most unlikely after Tomic fell out with TA and launched a blistering attack on Davis Cup captain and former close ally Lleyton Hewitt, one of the key wildcard judges.Graham Denholm/Getty Images“We have a lot of issues that not a lot of players are happy about. We all know who those players are. Myself, Kokkinakis, Kyrgios.”
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