Big-serving American Taylor Fritz made the most of a disinterested Tomic in the first set to streak clear and run away with a 6-1 6-4 6-1 first round victory.
Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur's return to tennis from injury has failed to gather any momentum with a straight-sets loss in the first round of the Madrid Open.
Bernard Tomic has denied tennis fans another potential grudge match against Lleyton Hewitt pupil Alexei Popyrin.
Bernard Tomic has avoided a potential all-Australian grudge match with Lleyton Hewitt’s pupil Alexei Popyrin.
A potentially spicy clash between Australians Jordan Thompson and Bernard Tomic has been averted at the Delray Beach Open with the pair experiencing differing fortunes.
Bernard Tomic has won his first ATP Tour match since bowing out of the Australian Open in the first round and sparking a war of words with Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt.
On the outer with Tennis Australia after a spectacular war of words with the Davis Cup captain,Bernard Tomic has gone back on the offensive in a TV interview.
Tennis Australia slams the door on Bernard Tomic and any hopes he had of returning to the Davis Cup fold,declaring that the 26-year-old ‘‘does not meet the standards of behaviour".
Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has shut down any further comments over his spat with Bernard Tomic,which emerged as one of the biggest stories from this year's Australian Open.
The father of Bernard Tomic says he will begin legal action against Lleyton Hewitt as the rift between the tennis duo descends into a full-blown war.
Much of the war between Hewitt and Tomic is irrelevant,but Nick Kyrgios is worth saving