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WATCH: Bernard Tomic tells fan to suck his balls in US Open loss

Roar Guru
30th August, 2016
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Bernard Tomic crashed out of the US Open first round in a four-set upset loss to world no. 72 Damir Dzumhur, but it won’t be the loss that will be remembered.

Instead, it will be his tirade against a fan during the early stages as he struggled to gain any traction in the match.

It came during the first set of the match, which the Australian went onto lose 6-4. Tomic never settled into his rhythm, and despite forcing a fourth set was never truly in it against Dzumhur, who blasted him off the court.

The incident, which is believed to have been sparked by the fan was caught by the on-court microphones after Tomic looked a little agitated on court in the general direction of the crowd.

What the on-court microphones picked up though continues a long history of trouble for Tomic.

While it was muttered, and maybe not intended for anyone to hear, the Australian was picked up saying “suck my balls” and “I’ll put my balls in your mouth.”

It put Dzumhur off his serve as he faulted, before Tomic was again picked up talking, saying “I’ll give you some money to make you feel good.”

While he wasn’t disciplined on-court, he did appear to have a chat with chair umpire Cedric Mourier, but was informed that the fan couldn’t be stopped unless he broke the code of conduct.

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Tomic was unable to move on from the incident, and despite fighting back to take the second set would eventually crash out in a 7-0 loss during the fourth set tie-breaker, meaning yet another early exit from a grand slam for the maligned star.

Post match, Tomic told the media it wasn’t a frustrating day, but that Dzumhur (or he – yep Tomic didn’t actually mention his name) just played a good match.

Tomic went on to say that “everyone looked too far ahead and prospected me and Nick in the third round. Everyone wanted to see that, and the media was too focused on it. I think that I didn’t give everyone what they wanted so full credit to the player I played today.”

When asked if the media expectation had disrupted his focus, Tomic told the media he was tired because he has played a lot of Tennis.

When asked about the incident though, Tomic wasn’t so keen to talk.

“He was baiting me, and I don’t want to get into it, but I apologised for what I said to him. He left after the first set and I think the crowd was happy because he was a bit annoying.”

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