Melbourne: Bernard Tomic will play at next week's French Open despite his off-court troubles - if only to keep some momentum going for the grasscourt season ahead, Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge said on Wednesday.
Tomic's father John faced a charge of causing criminal injury in a Madrid court earlier this month after allegedly assaulting his son's hitting partner Thomas Drouet. Tomic senior says he acted in self-defence and the court hearing has been suspended until October.
With a best showing of one second-round appearance last year, the slow Roland Garros clay courts would hardly be ranked as Tomic's favourite surface but Woodbridge said the 20-year-old would play despite withdrawing from last week's Rome Masters.
"From the communication I've had with his father, he will be in Paris and playing," Woodbridge, TA's Professional Tennis Manager, told reporters at Melbourne Park. "I think it's very important that he plays there but whether he has a good result or not is probably unlikely given the surface and the circumstances....
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08:40 AM, May 22, 2013
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11:43 PM, May 17, 2013
Melbourne: Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite coach John Tomic recently declaring his son's participation unlikely. The 20-year-old Tomic has resumed training after withdrawing from this week's Rome Masters following an assault case involving his father in Madrid, and has made no suggestion he will also skip Roland Garros which starts May 26. Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge tells Fairfax Media on Friday "my...
03:31 PM, May 17, 2013
Melbourne: Australians John Millman and Ash Barty have been awarded wild card entries for the French Open starting May 26. Millman, who has improved 58 places this year to be ranked No. 141, qualified for the main draw at the recent ATP event in Munich and also reached the second round of the Brisbane International as a qualifier. He has won two challenger titles in 2013. Tennis Australia on Tuesday...
06:11 PM, May 14, 2013
Paris: Rafael Nadal will not be protected with a higher seeding at the French Open, tournament director Gilbert Ysern said on Saturday. Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget suggested last month that the Spaniard, who has slipped to fifth in the world rankings, should be protected to avoid a potential quarter-final clash with world number one Novak Djokovic. "Considering what Nadal represents in Paris, i.e. the best player in the...
04:40 PM, May 04, 2013
New York: Alex Kuznetsov earned a wild card into the French Open's main draw from the US Tennis Association based on results on the USTA Pro Circuit. The 26-year-old Kuznetsov had the best combined results at clay-court challenger tournaments in Sarasota, Savannah and Tallahassee. He is currently ranked 176th. Kuznetsov was the junior runner-up at Roland Garros in 2004. He has played in qualifying rounds at the French Open four...
09:15 AM, May 02, 2013
London: For Rafael Nadal to bridge a 7,000-point gap with Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings looks like a tall order, even for a player of his qualities, yet he could still threaten the Serb's hopes of ending 2013 as world No.1. With the French Open looming large on the horizon, Nadal is back in the claycourt groove as he continues his comeback from a knee injury that sidelined him...
08:40 AM, May 01, 2013
Paris: Prize money at the French Open will rise significantly for both singles champions and players who lose in some of the early rounds. Roland Garros organisers said on Monday that the overall total for the tournament will go from 18.7 million euros ($24.6 million) last year to 22 million euros ($28.7 million), with winners receiving 1.5 million euros ($1.96 million) compared to 1.25 million euros ($1.64 million) in 2012....
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10:01 PM, Feb 01, 2013
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02:36 PM, Jan 28, 2013
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08:47 AM, Jan 01, 2013
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10:22 PM, Dec 23, 2012
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08:59 AM, Dec 18, 2012
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08:36 PM, Oct 28, 2012
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07:19 PM, Oct 28, 2012
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10:33 PM, Oct 27, 2012
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11:13 AM, Oct 27, 2012
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