Pat Rafter left in disbelief over a Bernard Tomic question: ‘Bloody

Pat Rafter was seemingly left very surprised after hearing that Bernard Tomic was 32 years old and still active in pro tennis. 

Since the Australian Open is just a few weeks away, the Australian tennis legend was asked to make some predictions for the upcoming first Grand Slam of the year. At first, the former world No. 1 was asked about Nick Kyrgios’ comeback and he remarked that he would not be surprised if the 29-year-old made a deep run but that an early exit wouldn’t surprise him either.

Then, he was asked about Tomic, who was once regarded as one of the most talented and promising players and someone who would win multiple Grand Slams and reach the world No. 1 position. A decade and a half year, he has four ATP titles in his collection – one Slam quarterfinal he reached at 2011 Wimbledon – and he has been ranked as high as No. 17 in the world. 

For five years now, Tomic hasn’t been competing on the main-level tournaments. Instead, he has been mostly spending his time on the ITF and Challenger circuits and he now sits at No. 214 in the world. 

“Bloody hell. Thirty two? It’s good to see Bernie have a crack. I haven’t see him play in years. Let’s have a look, see how he goes,” Rafter told AAP when asked if he had any predictions for the former world No. 17.

Tomic isn’t getting help from Tennis Australia, he just recently received a very cold response

It has been many years since the four-time ATP champion received a wildcard from an Australian tournament – and many believe that his past history with Tennis Australia and feuds with the likes such as Lleyton Hewitt contributed to that. When it specifically comes to the Australian Open, made his last main draw appearance there in 2021 after winning three qualifying matches. In 2022, he lost in the qualifying and in the last two years didn’t play at all in Melbourne Park after Tennis Australia refused to even give him a qualifying wildcard.

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