Bernard Tomic has withdrawn from tonight's Murray River Open match with fellow Aussie Marc Polmans.<\/p>\n
Tomic was set to face Polmans in a first-round clash but has been forced to pull out due to a knee injury. Fellow Aussie Harry Bourchier will replace him.<\/p>\n
Tomic's withdrawal means fans won't get to see the former world No.17 face Nick Kyrgios, with a second round match-up initially on the cards had both players played and won their respective opening round clashes.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcinnes\/status\/1356106452901847042<\/a><\/p>\n Kyrgios is scheduled to face Frenchman Alexandre Muller on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n However, Tomic's decision to pull out of tonight's match may come as a surprise to some after he posted a video to Instagram of him playing basketball just hours before he withdrew.<\/p>\n "Ball or Tennis," Tomic's caption read.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKu3Ib9goMC\/?utm_source=ig_embed<\/a><\/p>\n Tomic will now head into next week's Australian Open without any warm-up matches under his belt.<\/p>\n Now ranked No.228, Tomic qualified for the Australian Open<\/a> earlier this month after making through the qualifying stages.<\/p>\n He defeated John-Patrick Smith 6-4 5-7 7-6 (10-7) in his third and final qualifying match to earn a spot in next month's event.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"