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Ok, so I’m really over hearing about how Bernard Tomic is arrogant, egocentric. How he needs to grow up. Concentrate on his game. Etc, etc.
Yawn. Seriously, it’s time to shut up!
Not since Lleyton Hewitt won the US Open in 2001 has there been such anticipation of a local player. Claiming victory in Sydney the year prior, in 2000, Hewitt remains the youngest male to have won the title in Sydney.
Now only two wins away from trying to equal Hewitt’s feat, Tomic could very well be following in the footsteps of the two-time major Hewitt.
But all stuff that! He’s a dick right? Owns a yellow Ferrari – clearly a douche – has hot girlfriends, and is fond of a drunken early morning fight spa.
Do you have anything else that perhaps we could use that’s relevant?
I’m all about admitting your wrongs, and Tomic has come out and done this with maturity.
He’s explained why he wasn’t performing, reiterated over and over again he has had a cold hard look at himself and is working on his attitude.
“There is still pressure, but I’m really fit and I know I’ve worked out, so the pressure sort of fades away when you know you’ve put in the hard work’ Tomic said.
Yet this is the sort of response you get if you dare mention on social media that you’re cheering on Australia’s only real men’s hope: “I don’t care if he wins five grand slams. I will never cheer for him ever”.
Social media is drenched in Tomic hate, most from ignorant people who have probably don’t even understand this fine game.
Hopefully tonight, history is on Tomic’s side. In the past five years alone, five unseeded players have made it through to the men’s final at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
Admitting he found the back end of last year difficult to deal with, where he saw his ranking fall outside the top 50, Tomic says taking the time out to regain his love for the game was the best thing to happen to him.
“It was a hard time to deal with but it was a learning curve for me and I’m happy in a way because I got to learn from my mistakes and move forward.
After pulling out of Paris [in November], I worked extremely hard over the summer and my body feels really fit right now. I’m feeling one-hundred percent.”
Tomic could quite possibly be Australia’s next Grand Slam winner, and thankfully there are fans eager to watch him continue his winning streak, which started last week at the Hopman Cup in Perth and includes a win over world No.1 Novak Djokovic.
Aggression is something Tomic possesses, now it’s about him employing the right kind and amount two more times in Sydney.
Tonight, I’m hoping a new wave of Australians will be cheering for “Bernie” as he tries to equal his predecessor Hewitt’s feat. If you must continue your Tomic tirade, then please do so quietly.
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