Bernard Tomic: Never required Tennis Australia's help to succeed

Bernard Tomic

Bernard Tomic, who was denied a wildcard to next week's Australian Open, says he didn't need the help anyway and will tackle qualifying to make the main draw of his home Grand Slam. Tomic missed out on an Australian Open wildcard from Tennis Australia.

He must now win three sudden-death qualifying matches this week to secure his Open entry for a 10th straight year. "I'm not going to say anything (about not getting a wildcard)," he said after he lost to Japan's World No. 169 Yoshihito Nishioka in straight sets. "It's their view and I've never needed the help of Tennis Australia to achieve what I've achieved in my career. For me, it's not a big problem."

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