{"id":50272,"date":"2025-08-07T12:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/50272\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:16:09","slug":"tennis-star-bernard-tomic-needed-to-win-one-point-to-claim-victory-but-what-happened-next-will-go-down-as-one-of-the-most-embarrassing-on-court-moments-in-his-colourful-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/50272\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis star Bernard Tomic needed to win one point to claim victory – but what happened next will go down as one of the most embarrassing on-court moments in his colourful career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Had match point against world no. 424 Stefan DostanicTomic now turns his attention to US Open qualifiers<\/p>\n

By ANDREW PRENTICE, SPORT REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 03:18 EDT, 7 August 2025 | Updated: 03:18 EDT, 7 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Bernard Tomic’s revival over the past couple of years has been impressive – but he will cringe when he looks back at his tussle against\u00a0Stefan Dostanic.<\/p>\n

Tomic, 32, had a match point against the world number 424 – and looked on course to move into the second round of the\u00a0ATP Challenger event in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Inexplicably, Tomic literally tripped over his own feet as he attempted to close out the contest and appeared to injure his back in absurd scenes.<\/p>\n

He then retired a few games later when trailing 2-0 in the third set as he felt fatigued.<\/p>\n

In what has been a roller-coaster career, the man once ranked 17 in the world has been grinding away at endless ATP Challenger circuit and lower-tier tournaments over the past couple of years.<\/p>\n

It has been a hard slog – Tomic, who once boasted about ‘counting his millions’ – only earned a little more than $64,000 in prizemoney last year.<\/a><\/p>\n

But Tomic’s willingness to retire on his terms has been impressive, especially given his ranking fell outside the top 1200 in 2023.<\/p>\n

Blooper aside from Chicago, Tomic is expected\u00a0to play in qualifying matches for the US Open, with first-round matches starting from August 24.<\/p>\n

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The revival of Bernard Tomic (pictured, with girlfriend Keely Hannah) has been impressive – but he will cringe when he looks back at his tussle against Stefan Dostanic<\/p>\n

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Tomic, 32, had a match point against world number 424 Dostanic – and looked on course to move into the second round of the ATP Challenger event in Chicago, only to injure himself in comical scenes<\/p>\n

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Tomic’s willingness to retire on his terms has been impressive, especially given his ranking fell outside the top 1200 in 2023 – he is now tipped to play qualifiers ahead of the US Open\u00a0<\/p>\n

Given the tournament is offering record prizemoney, the Gold Coast native will more than likely dust himself off and head to the courts at Queens, New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Players who earn a main draw spot at Flushing Meadows are guaranteed $170,000, while Tomic would bank at least\u00a0$41,500 if he enters the qualifiers.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson is in the form of his life.<\/p>\n

Thompson, 31, reached the last 16 at Wimbledon before\u00a0being forced to retire injured against big-serving American Taylor Fritz.<\/p>\n

He has since rested and is primed to return ahead of the final Grand Slam of 2025.<\/p>\n

Thompson is tipped to feature in the upcoming\u00a0Cincinnati Open alongside leading compatriots\u00a0Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin.<\/p>\n

Chris O\u2019Connell and Adam Walton will join them in the men\u2019s draw, while Daria Kasatkina, Maya Joint and Ajla Tomljanovic are poised to feature in the women\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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