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Australian Open 2019: Bernard Tomic labels Lleyton Hewitt a ‘liar’ in fiery response
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
January 18, 2019 12:45pmby STAFF WRITERS, WITH APSource: FOX SPORTS
When will it end?
Source: AFP
If you thought the Lleyton Hewitt-Bernard Tomic saga was going to come to an end any time soon, you’ve obviously never watched a soap opera before. The reality is that Australian tennis is in a weird spot right now as their stars war, and the little known characters shine. So, despite five Aussies making it through to the third round of the Open, Hewitt’s Thursday night presser descended into an inevitable discussion over Tomic and Nick Kyrgios.
The content of the discussion was less predictable, though, with Hewitt claiming Tomic had threatened him and his family.
Physical threats & blackmail 1:36
Naturally, Tomic has now refuted those allegations; giving Hewitt another spray in the process. “I have never threatened his family,” Tomic told the Herald Sun. “Nice, Lleyton. To think how low of a person you actually and (it’s) why the Australian public never liked you. “I got nothing to do with your family and I don’t care what’s wrong with you, you liar.” Tomic, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2011, followed his first-round loss at the Australian Open by saying Hewitt should quit as Davis Cup captain because he favours certain players and is unpopular with others.
Hewitt said their conflict originated more than a year ago with disagreements over whether he should grant Tomic wildcard invitations for tournaments.
Hewitt said he won’t allow Tomic to represent Australia in the Davis Cup “while I have anything to do with it.” “For me, it was probably the abuse that I caught from him that, yeah, in the end I drew a line in the sand,” Hewitt said. “No. No. I think the threats that I’ve received, for me and my family ... I don’t think anyone would reach out to a person that speaks like that.” Hewitt didn’t go into specifics about the alleged threats, except to say it revolved around wildcards and Davis Cup selection and that he didn’t feel personally threatened.
Tomic blasts Lleyton Hewitt 2:16
Asked if the threats were physical or verbal, Hewitt said it was both. Asked if he felt the threats were empty, Hewitt replies “Yes.” Hewitt won the U.S. Open in 2001, Wimbledon in 2002 and helped Australia win Davis Cup titles in 1999 and 2003. He became Davis Cup captain in 2016, soon after retiring from singles. He said he’d tried to establish “cultural standards” for players representing Australia, and Tomic “hasn’t really been close to those in the last couple of years.” “The biggest frustration is I feel like I really went out of my way to help Bernie ... spent a lot of time with him one-on-one at a lot of tournaments,” Hewitt said. “Tried to get a coaching structure around him to give him the best opportunity. He still kept making the wrong mistakes.”
Australian Open 2019: Bernard Tomic labels Lleyton Hewitt a ‘liar’ in fiery response
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
January 18, 2019 12:45pmby STAFF WRITERS, WITH APSource: FOX SPORTS
When will it end?
Source: AFP
If you thought the Lleyton Hewitt-Bernard Tomic saga was going to come to an end any time soon, you’ve obviously never watched a soap opera before. The reality is that Australian tennis is in a weird spot right now as their stars war, and the little known characters shine. So, despite five Aussies making it through to the third round of the Open, Hewitt’s Thursday night presser descended into an inevitable discussion over Tomic and Nick Kyrgios.
The content of the discussion was less predictable, though, with Hewitt claiming Tomic had threatened him and his family.
Physical threats & blackmail 1:36
Naturally, Tomic has now refuted those allegations; giving Hewitt another spray in the process. “I have never threatened his family,” Tomic told the Herald Sun. “Nice, Lleyton. To think how low of a person you actually and (it’s) why the Australian public never liked you. “I got nothing to do with your family and I don’t care what’s wrong with you, you liar.” Tomic, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2011, followed his first-round loss at the Australian Open by saying Hewitt should quit as Davis Cup captain because he favours certain players and is unpopular with others.
Hewitt said their conflict originated more than a year ago with disagreements over whether he should grant Tomic wildcard invitations for tournaments.
Hewitt said he won’t allow Tomic to represent Australia in the Davis Cup “while I have anything to do with it.” “For me, it was probably the abuse that I caught from him that, yeah, in the end I drew a line in the sand,” Hewitt said. “No. No. I think the threats that I’ve received, for me and my family ... I don’t think anyone would reach out to a person that speaks like that.” Hewitt didn’t go into specifics about the alleged threats, except to say it revolved around wildcards and Davis Cup selection and that he didn’t feel personally threatened.
Tomic blasts Lleyton Hewitt 2:16
Asked if the threats were physical or verbal, Hewitt said it was both. Asked if he felt the threats were empty, Hewitt replies “Yes.” Hewitt won the U.S. Open in 2001, Wimbledon in 2002 and helped Australia win Davis Cup titles in 1999 and 2003. He became Davis Cup captain in 2016, soon after retiring from singles. He said he’d tried to establish “cultural standards” for players representing Australia, and Tomic “hasn’t really been close to those in the last couple of years.” “The biggest frustration is I feel like I really went out of my way to help Bernie ... spent a lot of time with him one-on-one at a lot of tournaments,” Hewitt said. “Tried to get a coaching structure around him to give him the best opportunity. He still kept making the wrong mistakes.”
