{"id":351405,"date":"2023-12-04T03:16:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T04:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=351405"},"modified":"2023-12-04T05:01:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T05:01:14","slug":"tomics-open-future-unclear-despite-rankings-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=351405","title":{"rendered":"Tomic's Open future unclear despite rankings rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bernard Tomic<\/a>'s rise from world No.825 ranked tennis player to \ufeffNo.278 will not guarantee him a spot at the Australian Open<\/a>, according to tennis boss Craig Tiley<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old has had moderate success across the Challenger circuit this year, reaching the Brasilia Challenger quarter finals last week where he lost to No.85 ranked Chilean Alejandro Tabilo.<\/p>\n

While Tomic has had a troubled relationship with Australian Open organisers, \ufeffTiley said that won't be a factor in whether he secures a wildcard.<\/p>\n

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"It's not so much about the relationship, but it's about if they're deserving," Tiley explained.<\/p>\n

"The things we consider \u2013 the form of the player coming in, there is a factor looking at age in some instances because do you want to give a younger player the opportunity versus one who's been the journeyman for a while.<\/p>\n

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"We haven't made the (wildcard) decisions in qualifying yet \u2026 we've made quite a few decisions on the main draw which we'll announce in the coming days."<\/p>\n

Tomic last played in the tournament in 2021, where he was bundled out in the second round. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Fellow Australian Nick Kyrgios<\/a> is no certainty to play in the Open either as he continues to recover from a knee injury. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Previously, in an exclusive interview with Wide World of Sports<\/a>, Kyrgios wasn't sure whether his knee would be ready for the tournament but did reveal his one true goal in the sport.<\/p>\n

"I want to just be able to say I won one grand slam, singles, before I retire. I think that's really driving me. I was so close, I was two sets away. I guess that's what's driving me," he said.<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/p>\n

Tiley confirmed the crowd-pleasing Kyrgios will be involved in the Australian Open in some capacity. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"As I've said, we're going to have Nick here in some form or another in January \u2026 hopefully it is to play, because he's a crowd pleaser, we love watching Nick and we love having him around," Tiley said.<\/p>\n

"It's hard for me to predict (if he'll play) \u2026 but it's always likely someone is going to be ready to play because they want to play at the Australian Open."<\/p>\n

The Australian Open starts on January 14-28, live on Nine and Stan Sport.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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