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Bernard Tomic pulls off incredible Mallorca qualifying double to return to ATP Tour main draw
Australian tennis veteran Bernard Tomic is celebrating a return to the top after qualifying for an ATP Tour event for the first time since 2021. The 32-year-old pulled off an impressive double on the grass courts of Mallorca, claiming upset wins over world No.93 Jesper De Jong and world No.77 Aleksandar Kovacevic to reach the main draw. He had not beaten a top-100 rival since February 2023. Tomic, the world No.243, has been an ATP Challenger and third-tier ITF circuit regular and last played an ATP Tour-level event when he qualified for the 2021 Australian Open. He will face fellow Australian Rinky Hijikata in the first round at Mallorca. Mallorca will be the high point of the grass season for Tomic, who was in the mix for the Wimbledon qualifying draw before pulling out to focus on the Spanish event. Tristan Schoolkate will lead a 16-strong Australian contingent seeking Wimbledon places — and lucrative pay packets — this week. With 13 Australians (eight man and five women) already guaranteed in the main draw next week, Ilkley Trophy winner Schoolkate will spearhead the challenge to join them in the cut-throat qualifying tournament at nearby Roehampton. Players will have to come through three qualifying matches at the venue 5km from the All England Club to nail down one of the coveted 16 places in each of the singles draws a week on Monday. Making the main draw will guarantee each qualifier at least a £66,000 ($A137,000) pay day even if he or she loses in the first round. Schoolkate, who earned the biggest win of his burgeoning career at the picturesque Challenger event in Ilkley that likes to dub itself the 'Wimbledon of the North', has moved to 102nd in the rankings and is seeking a maiden appearance at the grass-court slam. The 24-year-old, second seed for the qualifying event, opens on Monday against Argentine world No.198 Facundo Diaz Acosta. Last year, Alex Bolt had just 10 minutes notice as an alternate that he would be a late replacement in the qualifying draw and went on to surprise everyone, not least himself, by going on to battle into the main draw. This year, somewhat better prepared, the 32-year-old Murray Bridge veteran will face Frenchman Harold Mayot first up, hoping to make the main draw for a fourth time. Four other Aussie men — Li Tu, Jason Kubler, James McCabe and Omar Jasika — will also open their bids on Monday while the world No.1 junior Emerson Jones will lead the women's qualifying challenge that begins on Tuesday. Jones, who reached the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior finals last year, will be joined in the draw by Talia Gibson, Priscilla Hon, Daria Saville, Astra Sharma, Destanee Aiava, Maddison Inglis, Lizette Cabrera, Arina Rodionova and Taylah Preston. Meanwhile, Alex de Minaur is not in action in any of the final pre-Wimbledon grass-court events after his early exit at Queen's Club. But seven SW19-bound Australians will feature in the final warm-up tournaments this week, including Tomic. James Duckworth beat British wildcard Johannus Monday 6-4 6-2 and Aleksandar Vukic downed American Jenson Brooksby 7-5 6-3 to book their places in the Eastbourne International men's main draw. Kim Birrell also made it to the traditional seaside event, defeating Anna Bondar 6-2 6-3 in Eastbourne qualifying, to join the country's top pair, Daria Kasatkina and Maya Joint, in the women's event. Ajla Tomljanovic, a former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, beat Germany's Eva Lys, who retired when 6-4 3-2 down, to make it into the Bad Homburg WTA main draw.
7NEWS
22-05-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Fallen tennis star Bernie Tomic crashes out of qualifying for French Open
Bernie Tomic keeps battling on in the lower reaches of world tennis, but it gets no easier for the 32-year-old former prodigy as he crashed out in his latest bid to return to the big-time. Tomic, seeking to reach a grand slam main draw for the first time in four years, had given himself hope in the first round of qualifying at the French Open in Paris on Monday when he had downed the much touted Hong Kong youngster Coleman Wong. But on a rainswept day at Roland Garros, reality bit in the second round on Wednesday when Tomic, a former top-20 player now down to 231 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by another of the new generation, 21-year-old Californian Ethan Quinn, before the weather caused an early suspension to the day's play. Maddison Inglis was another Australian who failed to beat either the weather or her opponent as she crashed 7-5 6-3 to Russian Kristina Dmitruk. They were the only two Australians to get their second-round matches completed, with 26th qualifying seed Daria Saville locked at two-games apiece in the opening set with Daphnee Mpetshi-Perricard, younger sister of big-hitting French star Giovanni, when the rains came. Two of Saville's compatriots Astra Sharma and Talia Gibson didn't get the chance to start their matches, which were rearranged for Thursday. Jason Kubler, now the last Australian standing in the men's qualifying draw as he seeks to join the 15 who have already made it to next week's big show, has his work cut out after losing the first set 7-6 (8-6) in his second-round qualifier with Japan's James Trotter before the suspension. Among the nine men already set for the main event, Alexei Popyrin, the Aussie No.2, enjoyed a good win over Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open in Switzerland. It's a real confidence booster for the 25-year-old Popyrin, who's had a difficult year with illness, injuries and a break from his successful partnership with co-coach Xavier Malisse but who believes he's finding his form at just the right time. And two different generation of Aussie women players at the Morocco Open in Rabat enjoyed an encouraging day too. American-born Queenslander Maya Joint, just 19, outplayed American Katie Volynets 6-0 6-3 to reach her first ever WTA claycourt quarter-final while 32-year-old Ajla Tomljanovic, the former Australian No.1, beat Italian Tatiana Pieri 4-6 6-2 6-4 to join the teenager in the last-eight.
The Advertiser
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Weak end at Bernie's match as Tomic hopes sink in Paris
Bernie Tomic keeps battling on in the lower reaches of world tennis at 32 but it gets no easier for the 32-year-old former prodigy as he crashed out in his latest bid to return to the big-time. Tomic, seeking to reach a grand slam main draw for the first time in four years, had given himself hope in the first round of qualifying at the French Open in Paris on Monday when he had downed the much touted Hong Kong youngster Coleman Wong. But on a rainswept day at Roland Garros, reality bit in the second round on Wednesday when Tomic, a former top-20 player now down to 231 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by another of the new generation, 21-year-old Californian Ethan Quinn, before the weather caused an early suspension to the day's play. Maddison Inglis was another Australian who failed to beat either the weather or her opponent as she crashed 7-5 6-3 to Russian Kristina Dmitruk. They were the only two Australians to get their second-round matches completed, with 26th qualifying seed Daria Saville locked at two-games apiece in the opening set with Daphnee Mpetshi-Perricard, younger sister of big-hitting French star Giovanni, when the rains came. Two of Saville's compatriots Astra Sharma and Talia Gibson didn't get the chance to start their matches, which were rearranged for Thursday. Jason Kubler, now the last Australian standing in the men's qualifying draw as he seeks to join the 15 who have already made it to next week's big show, has his work cut out after losing the first set 7-6 (8-6) in his second-round qualifier with Japan's James Trotter before the suspension. Among the nine men already set for the main event, Alexei Popyrin, the Aussie No.2, enjoyed a good win over Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open in Switzerland. It's a real confidence booster for the 25-year-old Popyrin, who's had a difficult year with illness, injuries and a break from his successful partnership with co-coach Xavier Malisse but who believes he's finding his form at just the right time. And two different generation of Aussie women players at the Morocco Open in Rabat enjoyed an encouraging day too. American-born Queenslander Maya Joint, just 19, outplayed American Katie Volynets 6-0 6-3 to reach her first ever WTA claycourt quarter-final while 32-year-old Ajla Tomljanovic, the former Australian No.1, beat Italian Tatiana Pieri 4-6 6-2 6-4 to join the teenager in the last-eight. Bernie Tomic keeps battling on in the lower reaches of world tennis at 32 but it gets no easier for the 32-year-old former prodigy as he crashed out in his latest bid to return to the big-time. Tomic, seeking to reach a grand slam main draw for the first time in four years, had given himself hope in the first round of qualifying at the French Open in Paris on Monday when he had downed the much touted Hong Kong youngster Coleman Wong. But on a rainswept day at Roland Garros, reality bit in the second round on Wednesday when Tomic, a former top-20 player now down to 231 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by another of the new generation, 21-year-old Californian Ethan Quinn, before the weather caused an early suspension to the day's play. Maddison Inglis was another Australian who failed to beat either the weather or her opponent as she crashed 7-5 6-3 to Russian Kristina Dmitruk. They were the only two Australians to get their second-round matches completed, with 26th qualifying seed Daria Saville locked at two-games apiece in the opening set with Daphnee Mpetshi-Perricard, younger sister of big-hitting French star Giovanni, when the rains came. Two of Saville's compatriots Astra Sharma and Talia Gibson didn't get the chance to start their matches, which were rearranged for Thursday. Jason Kubler, now the last Australian standing in the men's qualifying draw as he seeks to join the 15 who have already made it to next week's big show, has his work cut out after losing the first set 7-6 (8-6) in his second-round qualifier with Japan's James Trotter before the suspension. Among the nine men already set for the main event, Alexei Popyrin, the Aussie No.2, enjoyed a good win over Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open in Switzerland. It's a real confidence booster for the 25-year-old Popyrin, who's had a difficult year with illness, injuries and a break from his successful partnership with co-coach Xavier Malisse but who believes he's finding his form at just the right time. And two different generation of Aussie women players at the Morocco Open in Rabat enjoyed an encouraging day too. American-born Queenslander Maya Joint, just 19, outplayed American Katie Volynets 6-0 6-3 to reach her first ever WTA claycourt quarter-final while 32-year-old Ajla Tomljanovic, the former Australian No.1, beat Italian Tatiana Pieri 4-6 6-2 6-4 to join the teenager in the last-eight. Bernie Tomic keeps battling on in the lower reaches of world tennis at 32 but it gets no easier for the 32-year-old former prodigy as he crashed out in his latest bid to return to the big-time. Tomic, seeking to reach a grand slam main draw for the first time in four years, had given himself hope in the first round of qualifying at the French Open in Paris on Monday when he had downed the much touted Hong Kong youngster Coleman Wong. But on a rainswept day at Roland Garros, reality bit in the second round on Wednesday when Tomic, a former top-20 player now down to 231 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by another of the new generation, 21-year-old Californian Ethan Quinn, before the weather caused an early suspension to the day's play. Maddison Inglis was another Australian who failed to beat either the weather or her opponent as she crashed 7-5 6-3 to Russian Kristina Dmitruk. They were the only two Australians to get their second-round matches completed, with 26th qualifying seed Daria Saville locked at two-games apiece in the opening set with Daphnee Mpetshi-Perricard, younger sister of big-hitting French star Giovanni, when the rains came. Two of Saville's compatriots Astra Sharma and Talia Gibson didn't get the chance to start their matches, which were rearranged for Thursday. Jason Kubler, now the last Australian standing in the men's qualifying draw as he seeks to join the 15 who have already made it to next week's big show, has his work cut out after losing the first set 7-6 (8-6) in his second-round qualifier with Japan's James Trotter before the suspension. Among the nine men already set for the main event, Alexei Popyrin, the Aussie No.2, enjoyed a good win over Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open in Switzerland. It's a real confidence booster for the 25-year-old Popyrin, who's had a difficult year with illness, injuries and a break from his successful partnership with co-coach Xavier Malisse but who believes he's finding his form at just the right time. And two different generation of Aussie women players at the Morocco Open in Rabat enjoyed an encouraging day too. American-born Queenslander Maya Joint, just 19, outplayed American Katie Volynets 6-0 6-3 to reach her first ever WTA claycourt quarter-final while 32-year-old Ajla Tomljanovic, the former Australian No.1, beat Italian Tatiana Pieri 4-6 6-2 6-4 to join the teenager in the last-eight. Bernie Tomic keeps battling on in the lower reaches of world tennis at 32 but it gets no easier for the 32-year-old former prodigy as he crashed out in his latest bid to return to the big-time. Tomic, seeking to reach a grand slam main draw for the first time in four years, had given himself hope in the first round of qualifying at the French Open in Paris on Monday when he had downed the much touted Hong Kong youngster Coleman Wong. But on a rainswept day at Roland Garros, reality bit in the second round on Wednesday when Tomic, a former top-20 player now down to 231 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by another of the new generation, 21-year-old Californian Ethan Quinn, before the weather caused an early suspension to the day's play. Maddison Inglis was another Australian who failed to beat either the weather or her opponent as she crashed 7-5 6-3 to Russian Kristina Dmitruk. They were the only two Australians to get their second-round matches completed, with 26th qualifying seed Daria Saville locked at two-games apiece in the opening set with Daphnee Mpetshi-Perricard, younger sister of big-hitting French star Giovanni, when the rains came. Two of Saville's compatriots Astra Sharma and Talia Gibson didn't get the chance to start their matches, which were rearranged for Thursday. Jason Kubler, now the last Australian standing in the men's qualifying draw as he seeks to join the 15 who have already made it to next week's big show, has his work cut out after losing the first set 7-6 (8-6) in his second-round qualifier with Japan's James Trotter before the suspension. Among the nine men already set for the main event, Alexei Popyrin, the Aussie No.2, enjoyed a good win over Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open in Switzerland. It's a real confidence booster for the 25-year-old Popyrin, who's had a difficult year with illness, injuries and a break from his successful partnership with co-coach Xavier Malisse but who believes he's finding his form at just the right time. And two different generation of Aussie women players at the Morocco Open in Rabat enjoyed an encouraging day too. American-born Queenslander Maya Joint, just 19, outplayed American Katie Volynets 6-0 6-3 to reach her first ever WTA claycourt quarter-final while 32-year-old Ajla Tomljanovic, the former Australian No.1, beat Italian Tatiana Pieri 4-6 6-2 6-4 to join the teenager in the last-eight.
West Australian
21-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Weak end at Bernie's match as Tomic hopes sink in Paris
Bernie Tomic keeps battling on in the lower reaches of world tennis at 32 but it gets no easier for the 32-year-old former prodigy as he crashed out in his latest bid to return to the big-time. Tomic, seeking to reach a grand slam main draw for the first time in four years, had given himself hope in the first round of qualifying at the French Open in Paris on Monday when he had downed the much touted Hong Kong youngster Coleman Wong. But on a rainswept day at Roland Garros, reality bit in the second round on Wednesday when Tomic, a former top-20 player now down to 231 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by another of the new generation, 21-year-old Californian Ethan Quinn, before the weather caused an early suspension to the day's play. Maddison Inglis was another Australian who failed to beat either the weather or her opponent as she crashed 7-5 6-3 to Russian Kristina Dmitruk. They were the only two Australians to get their second-round matches completed, with 26th qualifying seed Daria Saville locked at two-games apiece in the opening set with Daphnee Mpetshi-Perricard, younger sister of big-hitting French star Giovanni, when the rains came. Two of Saville's compatriots Astra Sharma and Talia Gibson didn't get the chance to start their matches, which were rearranged for Thursday. Jason Kubler, now the last Australian standing in the men's qualifying draw as he seeks to join the 15 who have already made it to next week's big show, has his work cut out after losing the first set 7-6 (8-6) in his second-round qualifier with Japan's James Trotter before the suspension. Among the nine men already set for the main event, Alexei Popyrin, the Aussie No.2, enjoyed a good win over Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open in Switzerland. It's a real confidence booster for the 25-year-old Popyrin, who's had a difficult year with illness, injuries and a break from his successful partnership with co-coach Xavier Malisse but who believes he's finding his form at just the right time. And two different generation of Aussie women players at the Morocco Open in Rabat enjoyed an encouraging day too. American-born Queenslander Maya Joint, just 19, outplayed American Katie Volynets 6-0 6-3 to reach her first ever WTA claycourt quarter-final while 32-year-old Ajla Tomljanovic, the former Australian No.1, beat Italian Tatiana Pieri 4-6 6-2 6-4 to join the teenager in the last-eight.
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Weak end at Bernie's match as Tomic hopes sink in Paris
Bernie Tomic keeps battling on in the lower reaches of world tennis at 32 but it gets no easier for the 32-year-old former prodigy as he crashed out in his latest bid to return to the big-time. Tomic, seeking to reach a grand slam main draw for the first time in four years, had given himself hope in the first round of qualifying at the French Open in Paris on Monday when he had downed the much touted Hong Kong youngster Coleman Wong. But on a rainswept day at Roland Garros, reality bit in the second round on Wednesday when Tomic, a former top-20 player now down to 231 in the world, was beaten 6-3 6-4 by another of the new generation, 21-year-old Californian Ethan Quinn, before the weather caused an early suspension to the day's play. Maddison Inglis was another Australian who failed to beat either the weather or her opponent as she crashed 7-5 6-3 to Russian Kristina Dmitruk. They were the only two Australians to get their second-round matches completed, with 26th qualifying seed Daria Saville locked at two-games apiece in the opening set with Daphnee Mpetshi-Perricard, younger sister of big-hitting French star Giovanni, when the rains came. Two of Saville's compatriots Astra Sharma and Talia Gibson didn't get the chance to start their matches, which were rearranged for Thursday. Jason Kubler, now the last Australian standing in the men's qualifying draw as he seeks to join the 15 who have already made it to next week's big show, has his work cut out after losing the first set 7-6 (8-6) in his second-round qualifier with Japan's James Trotter before the suspension. Among the nine men already set for the main event, Alexei Popyrin, the Aussie No.2, enjoyed a good win over Jacob Fearnley 6-4 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open in Switzerland. It's a real confidence booster for the 25-year-old Popyrin, who's had a difficult year with illness, injuries and a break from his successful partnership with co-coach Xavier Malisse but who believes he's finding his form at just the right time. And two different generation of Aussie women players at the Morocco Open in Rabat enjoyed an encouraging day too. American-born Queenslander Maya Joint, just 19, outplayed American Katie Volynets 6-0 6-3 to reach her first ever WTA claycourt quarter-final while 32-year-old Ajla Tomljanovic, the former Australian No.1, beat Italian Tatiana Pieri 4-6 6-2 6-4 to join the teenager in the last-eight.
