Bernard Tomic viciously attacked by two males in terrifying footage
Terrifying footage of Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic being attacked by two males outdoors of a tattoo parlour in Gold Coast has made the rounds on social media. The 16-second clip reveals Tomic being kicked and bashed over the pinnacle with a shoe by two males whereas curled up on the bottom.
One man is heard calling Tomic a “dog” earlier than unsuccessfully trying to drag the tennis participant to his ft. Tomic is then seen making an attempt to guard his face along with his arms as his attackers rain down a collection of blows.
The identities of each males are presently unknown as is the reasoning behind the assault. Meanwhile, Tomic is but to launch an announcement relating to the incident.
The 30-year-old was in motion on Thursday as he was knocked out of the Istanbul Challenger within the spherical of 16 by Dominican Nick Hardt over three units (6-2,3-6, 7-6).
Tomic, as soon as ranked No 17 on the earth, has just lately loved a profession resurgence after falling to No 825 on the earth. Over the previous 18 months, he has moved up the checklist to No 292 however was unable to safe a wildcard entry for the Australian Open earlier this 12 months.
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley revealed that Tomic hadn’t met the standards to qualify for his dwelling Grand Slam. “Our team that looks at the decision has a team of people that looks at the decision of wildcards,” he stated.
“(They look at) the player coming in, the strength of their play, what events they’ve been playing, how much they’ve been playing, are they the younger part of our future generation. There’s many factors that go into it.”
Tomic was as an alternative missed by a collection of youthful gamers, most of whom have been ranked decrease than him. 19-year-old’s James McCabe (No. 406) and Philip Sekulic (No. 543), 18-year-old’s Derek Pham (No. 1017), Jeremy Jin (No. 990), Edward Winter (No. 672) and American Bruno Kuzuhara (No. 636), who received the Australia Open boys title final 12 months, all earned qualifying wildcards.
Meanwhile, 21-year-old’s Dane Sweeny (No. 249) and Tristan Schoolkate (No. 367) and 23-year-old Adam Walton (No. 432) additionally joined them in Melbourne.