Bernard Tomic brands Australian Open first-week scheduling 'ridiculous'

By Linda Pearce
Updated January 28 2015 - 3:08pm, first published January 25 2015 - 8:12pm
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
What's going wrong? Tomic tries to work out why he cannot get past Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
What's going wrong? Tomic tries to work out why he cannot get past Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao
Tame exit: Bernard Tomic reacts during his match against Tomas Berdych. Photo: Joe Armao

Bernard Tomic has branded as "ridiculous" the first-week Australian Open scheduling he claims has also been questioned in the men's locker-room, adding some sarcastic criticism of tournament director and Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley in an outspoken sequel to a comparatively tame fourth-round exit.

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