TENNIS AUSTRALIA TROLLS TOMIC, WHO LOSES @ THE “HALL OF SHAME” TOURNAMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND HALL OF FAME TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Written by: Staff on 13th July 2015

TENNIS AUSTRALIA TROLLS TOMIC, WHO LOSES @ THE "HALL OF SHAME" TOURNAMENT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND HALL OF FAME TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Bernard Tomic of Australia returns to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their third round match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 03 July 2015. EPA/SEAN DEMPSEY |

By Ricky Dimon

The feud between Bernard Tomic–plus his family–and Tennis Australia has reached new heights in recent weeks.

During Wimbledon earlier this month, Tomic blasted the federation for giving him improper treatment. After losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the third round, the 22-year-old held nothing back for Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley.

“He’s the reason the last few years, it’s been up and down for me,” Tomic said. “There has been (a) lack of support towards me. There has been no respect I think towards me. It’s been difficult. (I’ve) been (a) good player the last three (or) four years coming up, and people (are) expecting a lot from you. All of a sudden, things started changing after I had that (hip) surgery (early in 2014).

“Whatever they invested in me, they got in return 10 (or) 20 times more. That’s 100 percent certain. Now all of a sudden, they are neglecting me for some reason. They are not supporting me; not respecting me.”

While that may be debatable, Tennis Australia without question disrespected Tomic in the latest incident between the two warring parties. Because TA banned him from this weekend’s Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against Kazakhstan, Tomic suddenly had some free space on his schedule. Thus he took a late wild card into the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island.

The rest is history.

In advance of Tomic’s first-round clash against fellow Aussie John-Patrick Smith on Monday, Tennis Australia wrote an official e-mail regarding the order of play. Instead of calling it the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, the federation wrote “Hall of Shame Tennis Championships,” followed by the listing of Tomic vs. Smith.

Tennis Australia soon apologized for the Hall of Shame “mistake” and included a ridiculous excuse that a staff member had been confused by the Sharm El Sheikh event in Egypt.

In the latest twist, the Tomic family is threatening to sue Tennis Australia for the “Hall of Shame” comment.

While nothing can be worse than TA’s excuse, Tomic’s play was also less than stellar on Monday. He ended up falling to Smith 6-3, 7-5 while losing 15 of 23 second-serve points. Smith is ranked 156th in the world and had never previously won a match at the ATP level.

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10sBalls_com EDITORS NOTE : WE PERSONALLY KNOW THE ENTIRE CAST OF CHARACTERS. WE HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR ROD LAVER AND TONY ROCHE AND THE OTHER LIVING LEGENDS. WE THINK WALLY IS A NICE GUY BUT HE HAD VERY LITTLE TALENT AND WAS MOSTLY A ‘JOURNEYMAN.’ JOSH HAD GREAT TALENT , A SUPER RETURN Of SERVE AND FAST HANDS AT THE NET. ANOTHER ‘JOURNEYMAN DUBS GUY’ …

PAT RAFTER IS A GOOD OLD MATE. BUT HE NEVER EVEN CAME CLOSE TO ACHIEVING GREATNESS. JOSH LOVED GOLF AND THE ‘FREE STUFF ‘ on tour . PAT WORE OUT HIS KNEES OR WAS IT HIS HIPS BUT NEVER CAME CLOSE TO HIS ABILTY….OH , AND DIDN’T PAT PLAY A DAVIS CUP MATCH STILL DRUNK OR HUNGOVER ? CANT REMEMBER. OK WITH THAT SAID. NOW THAT WE COVERED THE LEGENDS AND THE DINOSAURS. LETS LOOK AT THREE YOUNG TRULY GIFTED AND TALENTED TENNIS STARS.

BERNIE TOMIC , NICK KYRGIOS , and THANASI KOKKINAKIS . THREE YOUNG REBELS , THREE FUTURE TOP TEN PLAYERS. THREE MILLENNIALS. THREE GUYS WHOSE CRAZY SPIRIT WILL CARRY THEM THRU MATCHES. ALL TENNIS AUSTRALIA DOES IS A COOKIE CUTTER AND CENTRAL CASTING. FIT IN OUR PLAN. ALL BE THE SAME ? BORIS WAS BRASH. AGASSI WAS ALSO A REBEL ! HE WOULDN’T PLAY AT WIMBLEDON BECAUSE HE WOULDN’T WEAR WHITE CLOTHING. OH , THERE WERE OTHERS. THE FIERY ONES HAVE THE GAME THE STYLE. ITS 2015 ! PIERCED EARS , TATOOS. FYI THE GREAT ONES WERENT MADE IN COOKIE CUTTERS.

Nick Kyrgios of Australia returns to Richard Gasquet of France in their fourth round match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 06 July 2015. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia in action against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their third round match for the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 30 May 2015. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT

SO WHERE DOES IT GO FROM HERE ? SIMPLE. TREAT THESE THREE WONDERFUL YOUNG ATHLETES WITH RESPECT. THEY DESERVE IT. STOP THE DEVIDE AND CONQUER. AND GET A TEAM OF PEOPLE TOGETHER THAT CAN RELATE TO THESE GUYS. MAYBE WAYNE ARTHURS . HE WOULD CHANGE HIS HAIR COLOR AT WILL….BEST LEFTY SERVE EVER !

PAT CASH WASNT A BAD BOY ? AND LLEYTON WAS NO ANGEL… PHILIPOUSSIS …. DAMN THAT GUY IS NOW JUST REALIZING WHAT HE MISSED OUT ON.

DONT RUIN THESE THREE AMIGOS. AND I DONT KNOW ANY PRO PLAYERS THAT WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN INSULTED HAVING TO PAY FOR THE COURT AND THE BALLS AT THEIR NATIONAL TENNIS CENTER. REALLY. WHAT AN INSULT. AND TENNIS AUSTRALIA TOTALLY INSULTED THE NEWPORT HALL OF FAME MOCKING ITS NAME. SHAME ON TENNIS AUSTRALIA . SHAME ON THE SUITS AND THE POWERS THAT BE.

BOTTOM LINE : WHAT WOULD HARRY DO ? HE WOULD NOURISH THEM AND ENJOY THEIR TALENTS. There’s a new wave of AUZZIES . Let’s all enjoy them. Aussie. Aussie Aussie.

Topics: Bernard Tomic, Nick Kyrgios, Ricky Dimon, Sports, Tennis Australia, Tennis News, Thanasi Kokkinakis

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