Does this kind of thing happen much? Withdrawing from qualifying but still hoping to play the main draw (and with no wild card or direct acceptance yet).

 

he's the #1 Alternate with a few more days before the start of Qualifying, i think he's playing the numbers => it's almost certain he'll sneak into the MD

 

I get it and it's all well and good but it just makes me question his desire to reach the top 100. Withdrawing from tournaments the following week when he makes qfinals or semis and then the hope that he makes the main draw.... it just seems so half asses at times. Dont get me wrong, I love tomic the half ass, he is a God but as a tennis fan I find it difficult the rationalise these competing emotions of being pro tomic vs pro athetic competition/mindset

 

Tomic has played 34 weeks out of the last 52 weeks.

Only person in the top 200 carrying more tournaments is Luciano Darderi with 35.

That's not such a bad effort from Tomic. So if he plans to skip a qualifying event, it's perfectly sensible.

 

Only person in the top 200 carrying more tournaments is Luciano Darderi with 35

But how does he compare when counting matches? It could also be impressive, but if you keep losing early you can play far less matches than those with longer runs in less tournaments.

Classic BT tactic paid off once again! Grant the opponent a random set(bagel) after winning the first and have them completely guessing/in the dark how you gonna pull up in the 3rd Set.

Just as well he is not a player people suspect of creating results paid for by gamblers!

 

On the week commencing 20th October, after the ATP Tournament in Almaty. Tomic will be heading back to the Far East to play in the ATP China International Challenger in Suzhou.

 

Tomic has got into the main draw of the ATP 125 Jinan Open Challenger thanks to some more withdrawals. Here's hoping he won't pull out of that?

 

In the first round in the Jinan Challenger Open, Tomic faces Czech 4th Seed Dalibor Svrcina (ATP Ranking 91). Their only meeting came in a Challenger in New Delhi last year when Svrcina won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

 

Thats as bad as the first round draw could probably get for bernie, #5 seed schoolkate as we know is easy for him or some of the other seeds i'd prefer as well but #4 Svrcina puuuhhh i dont know bout that...

 

In the week commencing 27th October, Tomic has got direct entry to the main draw of the ATP 100 Seoul Open Challenger.

 

Svrcina-Tomic Liveticker: 1-6; 6-0; 0-0 Third set

 

Classic BT tactic paid off once again! Grant the opponent a random set(bagel) after winning the first and have them completely guessing/in the dark how you gonna pull up in the 3rd Set.
6-1; 0-6; 6-2 win against #4 seed Svrcina -#87 in ATP Ranking- another Top100 victory for Bernie, would be nice/good to see him follow this one up in this ATP125 Challenger...

 

In the next round Tomic has Brit Billy 'Man In A Van' Harris (ATP Ranking 133). Harris has won both of their previous meetings. First one was during 2022 in a 2nd round Challenger qualifying match in Todi, Italy losing 6-1, 6-4. Second time was last year when Newport was an ATP Tour Tournament when Harris beat Tomic 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of qualifying. Third time lucky for Bernie??

 

Tomic tanking:

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Although taking a set to help you in a match is justafiable.

 

If it was 6-1 0-6 6-7 loss for tomic. He would be criticised for tanking the second set
If it was 6-1 0-6 7-6 win for tomic, no one would say anything

 

And he is playing doubles with Svrcina.