“I didn’t know who it was because I was just focusing on the court”.
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Tomic’s failure to compete in the tie-break raised eyebrows, sparking accusations of tanking that have followed the irascible star for some years.
Tomic’s tongue also got him in trouble at Wimbledon earlier this year when he said in a post-match press conference, “unfortunately I had to stand on court like a retard” while waiting for his opponent.
Tomic was caught on television saying “suck my balls” and, later, “I will put my balls in your mouth”, which would qualify as explicit and vulgar at minimum.
“After he left the first set, I think the crowd got happy he left because he was a bit annoying”.
“I apologized to what I said to him”.
At that point, chair umpire Cedric Mourier tried to intervene, telling Tomic he should direct complaints about the unruly spectator to him, rather than engage directly.
“He was just sort of saying negative stuff”.
Bernard Tomic is not exactly a household name in the sports world, but he might become one in a way that isn’t desirable. He definitely baited me the whole set for me to say that. “It’s tough”, Tomic said.
“I had problems on the other end, as well, with a few people in the corner”.
“It was maybe not good that the crowd got too excited or sometimes speaking in the points, it’s not fair”. The microphones didn’t pick that up.
Tomic’s drama-charged defeat also scuppered hopes of a first-time showdown with Kyrgios in the third round this week.
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“I don’t think about it on a daily basis, at all”.
