adminPARIS. — Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic admits he shouldn’t have made his notorious rich-boy boast but refused to backtrack entirely from the remarks which also led to him snubbing the Olympics.
The 23-year-old breezed past Brian Baker, the 662nd-ranked American, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the second round of the French Open yesterday.
But his first victory on clay this season was overshadowed by his ongoing problems.
His decision to skip the Olympics came after he was widely lambasted for his poor form over the European spring where he had played four claycourt tournaments and lost in the first round every time.
He made headlines in Madrid when he turned his racquet the wrong way to face a match point against Fabio Fognini. — AFP.
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