
When the news broke on Thursday night that Bernard Tomic had been stripped of his entire Wimbledon prize money for his lacklustre efforts during his first-round loss, most, if not all, of Australia rubbed their hands in glee.
Finally. After almost a decade of bearing witness to his poor behaviour on and off the court, Bernard Tomic finally got what he deserved for a performance that has been described as “appalling”, “pathetic” and “embarrassing”.
“Well done Wimbledon” was the overwhelming consensus, with many people going a step further to proclaim that he should be banned from the sport.
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The Australian public has long tired of the whole Tomic schtick and his $81,000 fine for his 58 minute game against France’s Jo Wilfried-Tsonga – the second shortest men’s singles match in Wimbledon history – was to many such delicious schadenfreude.
“It is the opinion of the referee that the performance of Bernard Tomic in his first round match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga did not meet the required professional standards, and therefore he has been fined the maximum amount of £45,000, which will be deducted from prize money,” a statement from the club read.