Police forces in three states were marshalled to gather evidence on matches involving Bernard Tomic,in the end it wasn’t enough for a prosecution.
In 2016,a rising Australian tennis star was suspended for throwing a set in a low-level tournament. It was a sadly common tale in the murky world of tennis,where match-fixing is a major scourge.
A now dormant police strike force was formed to look into unusual gambling on two matches involving the Australian player.
The prizemoney from simply making the Australian Open main draw can sustain a player for an entire season. It’s why there’s a skirmish on the outside courts this week.
Bernard Tomic has rebuilt his ranking on the secondary tours from a lowly world No.825 and is set to contest Australian Open qualifying in January,despite reservations about the hostile reception he might walk into.
Bernard Tomic gets in animated disussions with officials while watching the RD Open final between Andres Andrade and Damir Dzumhur in Santo Domingo.
The Australian lost to Andy Andrade earlier in the tournament,refused to shake his opponent’s hand and then showed up at the final as a spectator and was eventually booted out of the match.
Austin Robertson junior made his mark in two sports and two very different ways. He had a rich life and a wealth of stories and his name was synonymous with the World Series Cricket upheaval.
Tournament officials have gone as far as trying to entice the musician by getting his close friend Billie Jean King to convince him to attend.
The world No.462 says he is not bitter with Tennis Australia,but will use the decision as motivation to prove his doubters wrong on the court.