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The Advertiser
26-06-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Bernie's big breakthrough ends with Mallorca defeat
Bernard Tomic has enjoyed making tennis news for all the right reasons in the Mallorca Open, but has finally had his adventures back in the top-flight terminated ruthlessly by Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut. The 32-year-old Tomic, who's delighted many within the sport by battling back in to his first main draw in a tour-level event since he qualified for the Australian Open back in 2021, went down 6-3 6-3 to the in-form seventh seed Bautista Agut, who last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. Former world No.17 Tomic, whose victory over his fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata in the first round was his first triumph in a tour event main draw in 1597 days, couldn't keep the fairytale going on Wednesday as the 37-year-old 'RBA' earned early breaks in both sets to avoid any prospect of an upset. Tomic has been accused plenty of times in the past of not caring about the sport but his globetrotting battles to play in minor events over recent years have demonstrated that, actually, he still needs the sport and is determined to give everything in one last shot at making the top 100. Down at 248 in the rankings, his spirited run through qualifying and into the last-16 of the Spanish grass-court event will make sure he'll rise as high as No.214 next week. And though he decided to give Wimbledon qualifying a miss - he would have made the cut as an alternate if he hadn't decided instead to play in Mallorca - it seems sure he'll again be battling in the Flushing Meadows qualification for the US Open. If Tomic was a maverick from another era, French artist Corentin Moutet is a 2025 tennis cult figure, as he demonstrated by dishing up six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. He won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic as he went on to win 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3). He'll face his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year against American Learner Tien, who upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6 (7-2). In the Eastbourne International, Britain's 35-year-old Dan Evans again belied his world ranking of 170 as he knocked out American world No.13 Tommy Paul 6-4 3-6 6-3, having beaten world No.12 Frances Tiafoe at Queen's. Bernard Tomic has enjoyed making tennis news for all the right reasons in the Mallorca Open, but has finally had his adventures back in the top-flight terminated ruthlessly by Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut. The 32-year-old Tomic, who's delighted many within the sport by battling back in to his first main draw in a tour-level event since he qualified for the Australian Open back in 2021, went down 6-3 6-3 to the in-form seventh seed Bautista Agut, who last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. Former world No.17 Tomic, whose victory over his fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata in the first round was his first triumph in a tour event main draw in 1597 days, couldn't keep the fairytale going on Wednesday as the 37-year-old 'RBA' earned early breaks in both sets to avoid any prospect of an upset. Tomic has been accused plenty of times in the past of not caring about the sport but his globetrotting battles to play in minor events over recent years have demonstrated that, actually, he still needs the sport and is determined to give everything in one last shot at making the top 100. Down at 248 in the rankings, his spirited run through qualifying and into the last-16 of the Spanish grass-court event will make sure he'll rise as high as No.214 next week. And though he decided to give Wimbledon qualifying a miss - he would have made the cut as an alternate if he hadn't decided instead to play in Mallorca - it seems sure he'll again be battling in the Flushing Meadows qualification for the US Open. If Tomic was a maverick from another era, French artist Corentin Moutet is a 2025 tennis cult figure, as he demonstrated by dishing up six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. He won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic as he went on to win 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3). He'll face his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year against American Learner Tien, who upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6 (7-2). In the Eastbourne International, Britain's 35-year-old Dan Evans again belied his world ranking of 170 as he knocked out American world No.13 Tommy Paul 6-4 3-6 6-3, having beaten world No.12 Frances Tiafoe at Queen's. Bernard Tomic has enjoyed making tennis news for all the right reasons in the Mallorca Open, but has finally had his adventures back in the top-flight terminated ruthlessly by Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut. The 32-year-old Tomic, who's delighted many within the sport by battling back in to his first main draw in a tour-level event since he qualified for the Australian Open back in 2021, went down 6-3 6-3 to the in-form seventh seed Bautista Agut, who last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. Former world No.17 Tomic, whose victory over his fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata in the first round was his first triumph in a tour event main draw in 1597 days, couldn't keep the fairytale going on Wednesday as the 37-year-old 'RBA' earned early breaks in both sets to avoid any prospect of an upset. Tomic has been accused plenty of times in the past of not caring about the sport but his globetrotting battles to play in minor events over recent years have demonstrated that, actually, he still needs the sport and is determined to give everything in one last shot at making the top 100. Down at 248 in the rankings, his spirited run through qualifying and into the last-16 of the Spanish grass-court event will make sure he'll rise as high as No.214 next week. And though he decided to give Wimbledon qualifying a miss - he would have made the cut as an alternate if he hadn't decided instead to play in Mallorca - it seems sure he'll again be battling in the Flushing Meadows qualification for the US Open. If Tomic was a maverick from another era, French artist Corentin Moutet is a 2025 tennis cult figure, as he demonstrated by dishing up six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. He won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic as he went on to win 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3). He'll face his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year against American Learner Tien, who upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6 (7-2). In the Eastbourne International, Britain's 35-year-old Dan Evans again belied his world ranking of 170 as he knocked out American world No.13 Tommy Paul 6-4 3-6 6-3, having beaten world No.12 Frances Tiafoe at Queen's. Bernard Tomic has enjoyed making tennis news for all the right reasons in the Mallorca Open, but has finally had his adventures back in the top-flight terminated ruthlessly by Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut. The 32-year-old Tomic, who's delighted many within the sport by battling back in to his first main draw in a tour-level event since he qualified for the Australian Open back in 2021, went down 6-3 6-3 to the in-form seventh seed Bautista Agut, who last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. Former world No.17 Tomic, whose victory over his fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata in the first round was his first triumph in a tour event main draw in 1597 days, couldn't keep the fairytale going on Wednesday as the 37-year-old 'RBA' earned early breaks in both sets to avoid any prospect of an upset. Tomic has been accused plenty of times in the past of not caring about the sport but his globetrotting battles to play in minor events over recent years have demonstrated that, actually, he still needs the sport and is determined to give everything in one last shot at making the top 100. Down at 248 in the rankings, his spirited run through qualifying and into the last-16 of the Spanish grass-court event will make sure he'll rise as high as No.214 next week. And though he decided to give Wimbledon qualifying a miss - he would have made the cut as an alternate if he hadn't decided instead to play in Mallorca - it seems sure he'll again be battling in the Flushing Meadows qualification for the US Open. If Tomic was a maverick from another era, French artist Corentin Moutet is a 2025 tennis cult figure, as he demonstrated by dishing up six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. He won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic as he went on to win 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3). He'll face his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year against American Learner Tien, who upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6 (7-2). In the Eastbourne International, Britain's 35-year-old Dan Evans again belied his world ranking of 170 as he knocked out American world No.13 Tommy Paul 6-4 3-6 6-3, having beaten world No.12 Frances Tiafoe at Queen's.
News.com.au
25-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Bernard Tomic could head to US Open qualifying after winning run in Spain ends
Bernard Tomic will jump to 214 in the world and likely head to US Open qualifying after his first ATP tour event in four years ended in the second round in Spain. But as Tomic lost, teen star Maya Joint took down former US Open champion Emma Raducanu and Aussie teenager Emerson Jones took a big step towards the main draw of Wimbledon. Tomic made the main draw of an ATP event for the first time in four years at the Mallorca Open, taking down compatriot Rinky Hijikata in the opening round to knock over another milestone in his comeback from the lower reaches of world tennis. But the former world No.17 found the going a bit tougher against Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut, who knocked him over in straight sets on the grass courts, having last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. âœ'ï¸� Cuatro veces en Mallorca ✅ Cuatro veces en CF 🇰🇸 @BautistaAgut se impone a Tomic por 6-3, 6-3 y avanza a cuartos de final. 🎥 @TennisTV | #MallorcaChampionships — Mallorca Championships (@MallorcaChamps) June 25, 2025 Having jumped from 248 in the rankings by making the final 16 in Spain, Tomic, 32, who skipped Wimbledon qualifying given he was waiting on someone to drop out to get a start, looks set to try to instead earn a main draw spot at Flushing Meadows when qualification begins. As Tomic made steady moves forward, so to did Australian teenager Joint, who beat British star Raducanu in front of her home crowd at the Eastbourne International to ramp up her Wimbledon preparations. Joint, 19, is already in the main draw at Wimbledon and was beaming after her three-set win, having lost the opening set. 'Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end,' she said. 'I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today.' In Wimbledon qualifying, 16-year-old Jones was among a slew of Australian winners, with Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booking places in the last round of qualifying. Jones has only played one grand slam main draw, the Australian Open, while Bolt is looking to do what he did last year, having started as an alternate in qualifying before making his way to the main draw. 'My game style really suits the surface,' he said. 'It's just the love of the game, the love of the grass. I feel at home on this stuff.'
7NEWS
25-06-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Bernard Tomic's big breakthrough ends with disappointing defeat at Mallorca Open
Bernard Tomic has enjoyed making tennis news for all the right reasons in the Mallorca Open, but has finally had his adventures back in the top-flight terminated ruthlessly by Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut. The 32-year-old Tomic, who's delighted many within the sport by battling back in to his first main draw in a tour-level event since he qualified for the Australian Open back in 2021, went down 6-3 6-3 to the in-form seventh seed Bautista Agut, who last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. Former world No.17 Tomic, whose victory over his fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata in the first round was his first triumph in a tour event main draw in 1597 days, couldn't keep the fairytale going on Wednesday as the 37-year-old 'RBA' earned early breaks in both sets to avoid any prospect of an upset. Tomic has been accused plenty of times in the past of not caring about the sport but his globetrotting battles to play in minor events over recent years have demonstrated that, actually, he still needs the sport and is determined to give everything in one last shot at making the top 100. Down at 248 in the rankings, his spirited run through qualifying and into the last-16 of the Spanish grass-court event will make sure he'll rise as high as No.214 next week. And though he decided to give Wimbledon qualifying a miss - he would have made the cut as an alternate if he hadn't decided instead to play in Mallorca - it seems sure he'll again be battling in the Flushing Meadows qualification for the US Open. If Tomic was a maverick from another era, French artist Corentin Moutet is a 2025 tennis cult figure, as he demonstrated by dishing up six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. He won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic as he went on to win 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3). He'll face his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year against American Learner Tien, who upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6 (7-2). In the Eastbourne International, Britain's 35-year-old Dan Evans again belied his world ranking of 170 as he knocked out American world No.13 Tommy Paul 6-4 3-6 6-3, having beaten world No.12 Frances Tiafoe at Queen's.
Perth Now
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Rankings bump but Tomic's winning run ends
Bernard Tomic will jump to 214 in the world and likely head to US Open qualifying after his first ATP tour event in four years ended in the second round in Spain. But as Tomic lost, teen star Maya Joint took down former US Open champion Emma Raducanu and Aussie teenager Emerson Jones took a big step towards the main draw of Wimbledon. Tomic made the main draw of an ATP event for the first time in four years at the Mallorca Open, taking down compatriot Rinky Hijikata in the opening round to knock over another milestone in his comeback from the lower reaches of world tennis. But the former world No.17 found the going a bit tougher against Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut, who knocked him over in straight sets on the grass courts, having last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. Having jumped from 248 in the rankings by making the final 16 in Spain, Tomic, 32, who skipped Wimbledon qualifying given he was waiting on someone to drop out to get a start, looks set to try to instead earn a main draw spot at Flushing Meadows when qualification begins. As Tomic made steady moves forward, so to did Australian teenager Joint, who beat British star Raducanu in front of her home crowd at the Eastbourne International to ramp up her Wimbledon preparations. Joint, 19, is already in the main draw at Wimbledon and was beaming after her three-set win, having lost the opening set. 'Today was really tough, there was a lot of up and downs, lot of momentum switches, but I'm really glad that I was able to tough it out in the end,' she said. 'I'm really glad I was able to win this one. I definitely try to hit the lines. Doesn't always work, so I'm glad it worked today.' In Wimbledon qualifying, 16-year-old Jones was among a slew of Australian winners, with Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Alex Bolt, Li Tu and James McCabe all booking places in the last round of qualifying. Jones has only played one grand slam main draw, the Australian Open, while Bolt is looking to do what he did last year, having started as an alternate in qualifying before making his way to the main draw. 'My game style really suits the surface,' he said. 'It's just the love of the game, the love of the grass. I feel at home on this stuff.'
West Australian
25-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Bernie's big breakthrough ends with Mallorca defeat
Bernard Tomic has enjoyed making tennis news for all the right reasons in the Mallorca Open, but has finally had his adventures back in the top-flight terminated ruthlessly by Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut. The 32-year-old Tomic, who's delighted many within the sport by battling back in to his first main draw in a tour-level event since he qualified for the Australian Open back in 2021, went down 6-3 6-3 to the in-form seventh seed Bautista Agut, who last week reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championship. Former world No.17 Tomic, whose victory over his fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata in the first round was his first triumph in a tour event main draw in 1597 days, couldn't keep the fairytale going on Wednesday as the 37-year-old 'RBA' earned early breaks in both sets to avoid any prospect of an upset. Tomic has been accused plenty of times in the past of not caring about the sport but his globetrotting battles to play in minor events over recent years have demonstrated that, actually, he still needs the sport and is determined to give everything in one last shot at making the top 100. Down at 248 in the rankings, his spirited run through qualifying and into the last-16 of the Spanish grass-court event will make sure he'll rise as high as No.214 next week. And though he decided to give Wimbledon qualifying a miss - he would have made the cut as an alternate if he hadn't decided instead to play in Mallorca - it seems sure he'll again be battling in the Flushing Meadows qualification for the US Open. If Tomic was a maverick from another era, French artist Corentin Moutet is a 2025 tennis cult figure, as he demonstrated by dishing up six underarm serves on his way to a second-round victory over Germany's Daniel Altmaier. He won three and lost three of the points in which he employed the tactic as he went on to win 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3). He'll face his first ATP Tour quarter-final of the year against American Learner Tien, who upset top seed Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6 (7-2). In the Eastbourne International, Britain's 35-year-old Dan Evans again belied his world ranking of 170 as he knocked out American world No.13 Tommy Paul 6-4 3-6 6-3, having beaten world No.12 Frances Tiafoe at Queen's.
