In the long run, there really is no need for me to write anything here. I wrote off Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios a long time ago. I don’t care that they are Australians, playing on the world stage. There is simply no way you could justify lending your support to these two enormously egotistical selfish arrogant corkheads. Everytime they step on to a tennis court, you not only expect to see them lose badly, but also pout about it, yell at spectators and umpires, and go in to press conferences like spoilt children and speak of how they don’t care about tennis.
The sooner the Australian media dump them and ignore them the better. Thanasi Kokkinakis (Juan Martin del Potro) and Jordan Thompson (Albert Ramos-Vinolas) and John Millman (Rafael Nadal) all got drawn against better players and at least gave it their best with no excuses. That’s the luck of the draw. These other two boofheads just don’t have it mentally to be the best, and seem to be happy just taking their cash and carrying on like idiots.
Take the hint Tomic and Kyrgios. Australia – and pretty much the world – are over you. Go hide under a rock somewhere and leave us in peace.
STORY FROM ABC GRANDSTAND
"Bored" Bernard Tomic Stuns Wimbledon as Australia has equal-worst men's campaign in 79 years
Australia has endured its equal-worst Wimbledon men's campaign since World War II, capped by a listless
performance from Bernard Tomic, who stunned reporters by declaring himself "a little bored" on the most
famous stage in world tennis.
Premature exits for Tomic, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson left Australia without a men's singles
representative in the second round at the All England Club for only the second time since 1938.
And only Russian-born qualifier Arina Rodionova — who fought off seven match points — has saved Australia from a
humiliating and unprecedented first-round wipe-out.
But it was Tomic who made the headlines for all the wrong reasons following his lame 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 loss to German 27th
seed Mischa Zverev.
The Australian had appeared to jar his back while bending down for a half-volley, and he called for treatment during the
second set.
But his responses after the match gave the impression his problems went beyond the physical.
"To me, this is one of the biggest tournaments in the world that I have done really well in my career and, yeah, I just
couldn't find anything," he said.
"You know I wasn't mentally and physically there, with my mental state to perform and I don't know why.
"But I felt a little bit bored out there to be completely honest with you. You know, I
tried at the end and he managed to win that set 6-3 or 6-4, but it was too late."
Asked if he had thought about giving back his prize money as a first-round loser, Tomic replied:
"Well, if you ask [Roger] Federer to give back $500 million — would you — would he do that or not?
"We all work for money — at 34, maybe I can donate to a charity, but if you ask Roger if he'll do it, I'll do it."
Tomic was asked if he had felt like this on court before, and his reply summed up the state of his career.
"[I've felt like that] many times in my career and I'm sure you guys know that," the
world number 59 said, laughing.
Rodionova saves the day
Sport
Rodionova stunned former compatriot and 16th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — a player ranked 149 places above
her and a quarter-finalist last year — 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 9-7 to be Australia's sole first-round survivor from nine starters.
Daria Gavrilova, the 20th seed, joined the exodus with a shattering 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 loss to Croatian qualifier Petra Martic.
"I think I can't really cope with the grand slam pressure," said the former junior world number one, Gavrilova.
But while she and fellow three-set first-round loser Ashleigh Barty — who saved six match points before succumbing to
world number five Elina Svitolina on Monday — showed some fight, Australia's leading men flopped and, in Tomic's case,
embarrassed.
The 24-year-old's sorry loss came a day after John Millman ran into rampant Rafael Nadal; qualifier Andrew Whittington's
gallant run came to an end and Australia's big hope Nick Kyrgios lasted just two sets against Pierre-Hugues Herbert
before retiring with a hip injury.
And try as they might on day two against seeded stars, Thompson and Kokkinakis were unable to back up their Queen's
Club heroics — where between them they toppled both 2016 Wimbledon finalists.
A fortnight after his earth-moving win over world number one Andy Murray, Thompson crashed to a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)
loss to Spanish 25th seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Kokkinakis, ranked 478th in the world in his continuing comeback from a deflating 19-month battle with injury, again
showed promising signs in a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 loss to former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro.
Kokkinakis took heart from his plucky performance but lamented the failure of Australia to have one men's player through
to the second round.
"That hurts," he said.
"Obviously a few of us have played some tough players. Everyone has got their own reasons.
"Obviously Nick is hurt. Bernie had a tough one.
"I don't know who else was there. John played Rafa.
"Yeah, draws are a bit of a part of it. But I don't know, maybe we didn't all collectively play that great."
STORY FROM ABC GRANDSTAND
"Bored" Bernard Tomic Stuns Wimbledon as Australia has equal-worst men's campaign in 79 years
Australia has endured its equal-worst Wimbledon men's campaign since World War II, capped by a listless
performance from Bernard Tomic, who stunned reporters by declaring himself "a little bored" on the most
famous stage in world tennis.
Premature exits for Tomic, Thanasi Kokkinakis and Jordan Thompson left Australia without a men's singles
representative in the second round at the All England Club for only the second time since 1938.
And only Russian-born qualifier Arina Rodionova — who fought off seven match points — has saved Australia from a
humiliating and unprecedented first-round wipe-out.
But it was Tomic who made the headlines for all the wrong reasons following his lame 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 loss to German 27th
seed Mischa Zverev.
The Australian had appeared to jar his back while bending down for a half-volley, and he called for treatment during the
second set.
But his responses after the match gave the impression his problems went beyond the physical.
"To me, this is one of the biggest tournaments in the world that I have done really well in my career and, yeah, I just
couldn't find anything," he said.
"You know I wasn't mentally and physically there, with my mental state to perform and I don't know why.
"But I felt a little bit bored out there to be completely honest with you. You know, I
tried at the end and he managed to win that set 6-3 or 6-4, but it was too late."
Asked if he had thought about giving back his prize money as a first-round loser, Tomic replied:
"Well, if you ask [Roger] Federer to give back $500 million — would you — would he do that or not?
"We all work for money — at 34, maybe I can donate to a charity, but if you ask Roger if he'll do it, I'll do it."
Tomic was asked if he had felt like this on court before, and his reply summed up the state of his career.
"[I've felt like that] many times in my career and I'm sure you guys know that," the
world number 59 said, laughing.
Rodionova saves the day
Sport
Rodionova stunned former compatriot and 16th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — a player ranked 149 places above
her and a quarter-finalist last year — 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 9-7 to be Australia's sole first-round survivor from nine starters.
Daria Gavrilova, the 20th seed, joined the exodus with a shattering 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 loss to Croatian qualifier Petra Martic.
"I think I can't really cope with the grand slam pressure," said the former junior world number one, Gavrilova.
But while she and fellow three-set first-round loser Ashleigh Barty — who saved six match points before succumbing to
world number five Elina Svitolina on Monday — showed some fight, Australia's leading men flopped and, in Tomic's case,
embarrassed.
The 24-year-old's sorry loss came a day after John Millman ran into rampant Rafael Nadal; qualifier Andrew Whittington's
gallant run came to an end and Australia's big hope Nick Kyrgios lasted just two sets against Pierre-Hugues Herbert
before retiring with a hip injury.
And try as they might on day two against seeded stars, Thompson and Kokkinakis were unable to back up their Queen's
Club heroics — where between them they toppled both 2016 Wimbledon finalists.
A fortnight after his earth-moving win over world number one Andy Murray, Thompson crashed to a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)
loss to Spanish 25th seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
Kokkinakis, ranked 478th in the world in his continuing comeback from a deflating 19-month battle with injury, again
showed promising signs in a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 loss to former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro.
Kokkinakis took heart from his plucky performance but lamented the failure of Australia to have one men's player through
to the second round.
"That hurts," he said.
"Obviously a few of us have played some tough players. Everyone has got their own reasons.
"Obviously Nick is hurt. Bernie had a tough one.
"I don't know who else was there. John played Rafa.
"Yeah, draws are a bit of a part of it. But I don't know, maybe we didn't all collectively play that great."
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