If the Novak Djokovic affair was not enough, then Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic added some more oil to the fire after attacking the organizers after his loss in the qualifiers where he was ousted by the Russian Roman Spiolin. As you may recall, after losing the first set 6: 1, Tomic had a documented dialogue with the referee, claiming that he was not feeling well, that he had not undergone a corona test properly and that he was sure he was positive for the virus.
Watch Tomic’s dialogue with the referee in the game
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Today (Thursday) it became clear that Tomic was right and he is indeed positive, which will probably force the organizers to recalculate a route and check everyone who came in contact with Tomic during his stay in Melbourne, including his opponent Spiolin. “I feel pretty sick,” Tomic said in an interview with local media after being positive, “I feel bad both mentally and physically because I really wanted to make a comeback and show the Australian people that I can be the tennis player they expect me to be.”
“No matter how hard I tried, I could not find enough energy. But I will do everything to try to get back to the top,” the 29-year-old tennis player added. Tomic is the second Australian tennis player to be found positive for the corona virus, after Nick Kirius was found positive and deducted from the tournament in Sydney earlier this week.