Police called to break up late night Tomic brawl
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October 31, 2012, Wednesday
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POLICE were called to break up a fight between Australia's struggling No. 1 tennis hope Bernard Tomic and a male friend after a night of partying.
Queensland state police said they attended a disturbance at Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast, early on Monday but no arrests were made or charges laid. "We spoke to a couple of males and that was it," a police spokesman said.
According to the Gold Coast Bulletin, police "separated the two men before the tennis ace turned on officers".
"He reminded police of 'who he was' and accused officers of running a hate campaign against him," the newspaper said, citing police sources.
Tomic's lawyer Chris Nyst told the Brisbane Courier Mail newspaper there was no suggestion his client had committed any offense in the latest incident.
"If there is, he certainly hasn't been charged or even questioned about it. So I'm really not sure what all the ruckus is about," he said.
Replace coach
Roger Rasheed, who formerly coached Australian Lleyton Hewitt and has recently been working with Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, said Tomic needed a break from tennis and should replace his father as coach.
"I'm not sure if he's got the people in front of him to be able to position him in the right place right now, which is unfortunate," Rasheed said.
"His father's aware of it but he needs a coach, there's no doubt about it. His father's done a great job to get him to position A but position A is not where it's at now for him."
Rasheed said it also appeared there was "work to do off the court" to help the talented player, currently ranked world No. 49, find his motivation.
"To be honest, I think he's rebelling against the whole system," Rasheed said.
"I wouldn't hit another ball if I was Bernard Tomic. I would just sort everything out, see where I'm at. You need to sort out the basics and the platform otherwise it'll raise it's ugly head again."
Tomic is no stranger to controversy with a case related to traffic offences due before a Queensland court in coming days.
Queensland state police said they attended a disturbance at Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast, early on Monday but no arrests were made or charges laid. "We spoke to a couple of males and that was it," a police spokesman said.
According to the Gold Coast Bulletin, police "separated the two men before the tennis ace turned on officers".
"He reminded police of 'who he was' and accused officers of running a hate campaign against him," the newspaper said, citing police sources.
Tomic's lawyer Chris Nyst told the Brisbane Courier Mail newspaper there was no suggestion his client had committed any offense in the latest incident.
"If there is, he certainly hasn't been charged or even questioned about it. So I'm really not sure what all the ruckus is about," he said.
Replace coach
Roger Rasheed, who formerly coached Australian Lleyton Hewitt and has recently been working with Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, said Tomic needed a break from tennis and should replace his father as coach.
"I'm not sure if he's got the people in front of him to be able to position him in the right place right now, which is unfortunate," Rasheed said.
"His father's aware of it but he needs a coach, there's no doubt about it. His father's done a great job to get him to position A but position A is not where it's at now for him."
Rasheed said it also appeared there was "work to do off the court" to help the talented player, currently ranked world No. 49, find his motivation.
"To be honest, I think he's rebelling against the whole system," Rasheed said.
"I wouldn't hit another ball if I was Bernard Tomic. I would just sort everything out, see where I'm at. You need to sort out the basics and the platform otherwise it'll raise it's ugly head again."
Tomic is no stranger to controversy with a case related to traffic offences due before a Queensland court in coming days.
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