By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Monday, December 4, 2023
Bernard Tomic is rebuilding his rating.
That will not essentially earn the 31-year-old Aussie a wild card into Australian Open qualifying.
Taking part in primarily Challenger occasions, Tomic has rised to No. 287 within the rankings after ending the 2022 season ranked No. 462.
Australian Open event director Craig Tiley advised the media Tomic’s previous tiffs with the TA won’t impression the prospect of a wild card, however was non-commital on Tomic receiving an Australian Open qualifying wild card.
“It’s not a lot concerning the relationship, however it’s about in the event that they’re deserving,” Tiley advised the Australian media. “The issues we take into account—the type of the participant coming in, there’s a issue taking a look at age in some cases as a result of do you wish to give a youthful participant the chance versus one who’s been the journeyman for some time?”
Tiley mentioned a remaining resolution on Australian Open important draw wild playing cards shall be made within the coming days.
“We haven’t made the choices in qualifying but,” Tiley mentioned. “We’ve made fairly a number of choices on the principle draw which we’ll announce within the coming days.”
Bernard Tomic, who lists his sister, Sara Tomic, as his present coach, misplaced to Roman Safiullin within the 2022 Australian Open qualifying. Tomic, who reached the AO fourth spherical in each 2015 and 2016, certified for the 2021 Australian Open important draw and reached the second spherical shedding to Denis Shapovalov.
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