Archive for category: Bernard Tomic
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Murray beats Sousa, Tomic and Cilic also advance in Melbourne
Andy Murray, Bernard Tomic and Marin Cilic eliminated their second round challengers at Australian Open 2013. A routine job for a two-time Australian Open finalist Murray in the second round against Portugal player Joao Sousa who was given absolutely no chances by his eminent opponent. The third seed Scotsman obtained [...] -
Tomic to play Anderson in Sydney final
Bernard Tomic advanced into his first ATP Tour final after beating Andreas Seppi at the Sydney International tournament, winning in straight set 7-6 (10) 6-4. Tomic could rely on his serve throughout the whole match, saving all six break points and taking Seppi’s serve once in the second set to [...] -
Tomic beats Nieminen, plays Seppi in Sydney SFs
Australian Bernard Tomic booked his Sydney International 2013 semi-final place after overcoming Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, coming back from a set down to prevail 6-7 (6) 6-4 6-2. The defending champion Nieminen raced to a 5-2 lead in the first set, just to allow Tomic to come back into it. [...] -
Harrison beats Isner in Sydney, Tomic also advances
Bernard Tomic continued his inspired run of form to begin 2013 with a comfortable win over Florian Mayer. Mayer had won the first three encounters between the pair but never had it his way at all this time round, with the Australian youngster being dominant on serve. Tomic hit 14 aces [...] -
Will Tomic Talk His Way Into the Top Ten?
For once, Bernard Tomic let his tennis do the talking. His surprise win over the world no.1 Djokovic at the Hopman Cup this past week shifted attention away from his recent run-ins with the law and back on to his potential as a possible top ten player. But during a [...] -
Youzhny thrashes Tomic, Baker defeats Stepanek in Basel
Mikhail Youzhny needed just 56 minutes to see off Bernard Tomic, completely dominating the Australian in 6-0 6-2 victory. An early break set the tone for the match with Youzhny breaking on his third break point. Just eight points were lost by the Russian as he bagelled Tomic in a 23 [...] -
Mayer beats Tomic in first round of Shanghai, Nishikori also wins
German Florian Mayer advanced into the second round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012 after beating Australian Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-0. This was the third win for the German against Tomic, who is yet to beat Mayer on the tour. After a fairly tight first set, Tomic didn’t stand a [...] -
Shanghai Masters 2012 – 1st Round Highlights and Predictions
Tommy Haas v Nicolas Almagro Arguably the pick of the first round matches sees Tommy Haas take on the Spaniard Nicolas Almagro. Haas has rolled back the years in 2012 and a good run here would leave him on course to record his highest year end ranking since 2007. He [...] -
Murray overcomes Karlovic in first round of Japan Open 2012, Tomic out
Andy Murray and Dmitry Tursunov advanced into second round of 2012 Japan Open in Tokyo in straight sets. Defending champion Murray was untroubled on his serve in the opening set, while 79th-ranked Ivo Karlovic defended three break balls before the tie-break. The tall Croatian hit 12 out of his 18 [...] -
Nieminen beats Raonic, Gasquet ousts Tomic in Thailand Open 2012 QFs
Finn Jarkko Nieminen upset 3rd seeded Milos Raonic of Canada in today’s Thailand Open 2012 quarterfinals, overcoming him in straight sets 6-3 7-6 (3). In the first ever meetings between the two players, Nieminen broke Raonic once on his way to take the first set in 36 minutes. After both [...] -
Tomic eliminates Sela, Monfils defeats Troicki in Bangkok
Bernard Tomic recovered from a set down to defeat Dudi Sela 4-6 6-3 6-4 to earn a tricky Thailand Open 2012 quarterfinal tie with Richard Gasquet. While break points were a regular occurrence throughout the match, they weren’t converted all that often. The first set would be decided by a single [...] -
Dimitrov edges out Yang, Tomic also through to second round in Bangkok
Grigor Dimitrov narrowly avoided a disappointing first round exit after saving a match point on his way to defeating Tsung-Hua Yang 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7). It stopped Yang from earning his first main draw win at ATP level. Serve was dominant throughout this 2 hour and 15 minutes encounter with just five [...] -
Can Bernard Tomic Go From “Hoon” to Hero For Australia?
Bernard Tomic added another bad publicity moment to his year this past weekend when video surfaced of him getting berated on the sidelines by Australian tennis great Tony Roche. Roche, dismayed at Tomic’s losing performance in straight sets to Germany’s Florian Mayer, gave young Tomic a verbal tongue lashing while [...]
