Bernard Tomic refused to give any direct statements on the reports claiming that he was being investigated over potential match-fixing but suggested that he loved tennis and that he would “lose purpose” if the game was taken away from him.
Earlier this month, The Age reported that the police started looking into the former world No. 17 after allegedly “suspicious bets” were placed on two of his matches.
One of the matches in question was the 2022 Australian Open qualifying match against Roman Safiullin, which the 32-year-old lost 1-6 4-6 and later said that he tested positive for COVID.
The other match came in Turkey in late 2021.
The report also said that the ITIA also conducted an investigation.
In the end, there wasn’t enough evidence for the police to press charges so therefore he wasn’t found guilty of anything.
Tomic asked about the reports that the police investigated him
“I’m not gonna comment about that,” the four-time ATP champion told The Daily Mail.
“Tennis keeps me alive, keeps me sane, gives me something to do. Without tennis, you lose your purpose.
“To finish the year in the top 100 would be great. We’ll see how we go. A lot has changed in tennis – my expectations can’t be too high. I have to be realistic.”
Meanwhile, Tomic is currently in Australia and in the midst of a solid run at the Brisbane Challenger.
In his opening two matches, the Australian clinched back-to-back three-sets wins over Charles Broom and Jason Kubler to progress into the quarterfinal.
For a place in the Brisbane semifinal, the current world No. 220 is set to meet 87th-ranked Adam Walton.
Before coming to Brisbane, the 2011 Wimbledon quarterfinalist suffered a first-round loss at the Noumea Challenger and also lost in the Australian Open qualifying first round.
If Tomic wins Brisbane this week, it will be his first Challenger title since 2019.
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