Bernard Tomic News
Bernard Tomic told the chair umpire during the match against Russia's Roman Safiullin that he would test positive "in two days" and that proved to be accurate.
The 22-year-old Hurkacz broke third seed Thiem four times, including in the final games of each set, to record the biggest win of his career.
Fifth-seed Nishikori had a first-round bye and appeared headed for a routine victory until Lajovic, who was misfiring in the early stages of the match, suddenly stepped up his game.
Isner, who was knocked out in the first round of last month's Australian Open, is the tournament's top seed after South African Kevin Anderson withdrew with an elbow injury.
Australian firebrand Bernard Tomic was left winless this year after crashing out of the French Open on Monday and then rendered almost speechless when it came to his media duties.
Tomic, once touted as a top-10 player, was beaten 6-2 2-6 6-4 by France`s Antonie Hoang at the tournament in Lille. It was his first outing since losing in the third round of qualifying for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, a defeat that then saw him snap at reporters.
Tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic faced a heavy backlash Monday after boasting "I just count my millions" in response to failing to negotiate qualifying for the Australian Open.
Bernard Tomic's slide down the ATP rankings is set to continue after he fell 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 to Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in the final round of Australian Open qualifying on Sunday.
Bernard Tomic has been offered the chance to win a wild card for January’s Australian Open in a 16-man playoff in Melbourne next month but has not said whether he will take up the place, organizers said on Friday.
Tennis Australia has reached out to Bernard Tomic out of concern for his "health and wellbeing" during a steep rankings slide but has offered no guarantees of a wildcard to the Australian Open in January.
Last week, Tomic was fined $15,000 by the sport`s governing body, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), after saying he was "bored" and had faked injury during a listless first-round defeat at Wimbledon.
Djokovic, the second seed whose shock third round loss to Sam Querrey at Wimbledon 12 months ago precipitated a worrying decline in form, will next face either Juan Martin del Potro or Ernests Gulbis.
Tomic`s comments about being bored at Wimbledon received a barrage of criticism, while Medvedev`s fines focused on his second round loss on Wednesday to Ruben Bemelmans.
"My priority is to get back into the top 20 in the world and push for the top 10."
Nadal played the exhibition this year alongside Gael Monfils, with Kyrgios and Lleyton Hewitt representing Australia.
Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic were Tuesday included in Australia`s Davis Cup team to face Slovakia in a must-win tie to secure their place in the World Group next year.
Murray next faces fourth seed Canadian Milos Raonic, who beat Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4. The Scot leads the series 8-4, beating Raonic four times in 2016 including the Wimbledon final.
Who`s saying what about Novak Djokovic`s third round Wimbledon defeat to Sam Querrey on Saturday:
Brazil has been most affected by the mosquito-borne virus that has spread rapidly through Latin America and the Caribbean.
Reaching his fifth final of the year will be hugely encouraging for Murray in the week he reunited with coach Ivan Lendl, two years after they originally parted ways.
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