Resurgent tennis player Bernard Tomic eyes ATP top 100 again as he grinds away in Mexico
Bernard Tomic has predicted when he will make a return to the top 100 – and surprise, surprise, Nick Kyrgios has a view too.
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The tongue-in-cheek but sometimes serious verbal war between Australian tennis pros Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic continues to simmer.
Kyrgios, who won the Australian Open doubles and made this Wimbledon final this season, was asked if he would ever play the $1 million exhibition winner-takes-all match he was challenged to by Tomic.
In the online question-and-answer session, Kyrgios replied: “To be honest, I don’t think I wanna make him relevant anymore. I’m not gonna’ bother with someone 800 in the world. But all the best.”
Tomic, who recently had a rankings jump from 801 to 660 after winning a low-level tournament in Mexican party capital Cancun, fired up his own Q&A a day later.
In response to a fan asking how long until he was top 100 again, he said: “Momentum’s coming my way. Not long now.”
He also said: “Done it before. Will do it again.”
He also posted it was “just a matter of time before I see you Nicky boy”.
The pair started trading verbal barbs earlier this year when Tomic - trying to make a comeback - said he had always been better than Kyrgios and “still am”.
The colourful spray back and forth prompted he had once had to pay for Tomic to fly back to Australia from a tournament, whilst Tomic explained he had lost his wallet - and also returned the favour at one stage.
In the only match the pair have ever played, it was an exhibition won in straight sets by Tomic.
In response to another question, Tomic was asked for his biggest comeback motivation and said: “Confidence is key - once you have that you are unstoppable”.
He has strung together five wins in his latest tournanent victory for a $3000 pay check against players either unranked or in the 700s.
His comeback grind is a far cry from his highest ranking of 17 and career earnings of more than $6 million in prizemoney.
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