Advertisement

Tomic and Kyrgios solidify bratty status at US Open

Tomic went down in flames.

Tomic went down in flames. Photo: Getty

Bernard Tomic has done nothing for his bratty ATP reputation – calling a spectator at the US Open a “peasant” and telling him to “suck [his] balls”.

The sledge, arguably Tomic’s filthiest yet, came after the person heckled the Aussie during his disappointing first-round loss to world No.72 Damir Dzumhur.

Tomic, ranked 19th in the world, was heard by court microphones saying: “I will put my balls in your mouth” and “I will give you some money to make you feel good, peasant”.

Tomic continued to yell at the spectator despite French umpire Cedric Mourier’s objections, arguing: “He’s saying s*** to me.”

Tomic later said he snapped after being abused by the fan as well as other spectators who he claimed sledged him in his mother tongue.

“He was just baiting me a bit. You know, I don’t want to get into it. I apologised for what I said to him,” Tomic told reporters. “After he left the first set, I think the crowd got happy he left because he was a bit annoying.”

Kyrgios refuses to shake umpire’s hand

Tomic’s embarrassing form comes a day after Australia’s other great hope in the men’s tournament, world No.16 Nick Kyrgios, announced he would quit tennis if he won the US Open this year.

The comment came out of a spontaneous Q&A session on Twitter, in which Kyrgios also claimed he was allowed to smoke marijuana on tour.

Fortunately, a representative for the World Anti-Doping Authority told AAP that marijuana was a banned substance during competition but not in between tournaments.

When asked whether he preferred beer or wine, Kyrgios simply responded with the cigarette emoji.

kyrgios tomic

Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios have already had controversial tournaments. Photo: Getty

Unlike Tomic, Kyrgios kicked off the US Open with a win, advancing to the second round after downing Britain’s Aljaz Bedene in straight sets.

But the fiery Australian didn’t get through the match without a few typical arguments with the umpire.

Kyrgios repeatedly yelled, “What are you doing?” and “Unbelieveable” at chair umpire Ali Nili throughout the match.

“You have one job. You have one job,” he said at one point.

At the end of the match, Kyrgios left the court without shaking the umpire’s hand.

Eugenie Bouchard’s concussion court case

Promising Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard will leave Flushing Meadows after her first-round loss to world No.72 Katerina Siniakova.

eugenie bouchard us open

Bouchard couldn’t make things work in her first round match. Photo: Getty

But much of Bouchard’s press conference referred to an incident that occurred exactly one year earlier.

Bouchard slipped on a wet locker room floor at Flushing Meadows in 2015, sustaining a concussion that forced her to withdraw from a fourth-round match.

Since then, Bouchard has been embroiled in a drawn-out lawsuit against the US Tennis Association.

“I don’t think about it on a daily basis, at all. I have people, lawyers, working on that side of it,” Bouchard said of the case, claiming it hadn’t factored in her loss.

Sam Stosur was looking good in her win over

Sam Stosur was looking good in her win. Photo: Getty

But Bouchard hasn’t made a fourth round since the accident, and was sidelined for three months.

Stosur progresses

She may be overshadowed in the Australian media by the tomfoolery of Tomic and Kyrgios, but Australian Sam Stosur won a hard-fought battle against Italy’s Camila Giorgi to win in three sets.

“It was really important for me to hold my ground and stay strong and really whenever I had my chance and an opportunity to take advantage of that,” Stosur said.

She’ll meet Chinese Zhang Shuai – who also happens to be her doubles partner at the tournament.

An ace first round

Ivo Karlovic produced an incredible 61 aces in his five set win over Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan – a new US Open record.

ivo karlovic

The Croatian is 6″11 and 37 years old. Photo: Getty

He smashed the old record set by Richard Krajicek when he nailed 49 aces way back in 1999.

But Karlovic clearly didn’t know he was on his way to a record.

“I knew there were a lot of aces because there was a period (in the second set) when almost every serve was an ace … but I didn’t know it was this many,” he told media.

Stay informed, daily
A FREE subscription to The New Daily arrives every morning and evening.
The New Daily is a trusted source of national news and information and is provided free for all Australians. Read our editorial charter
Copyright © 2024 The New Daily.
All rights reserved.