Renowned tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic has made explosive claims about Tennis Australia, accusing the organisation of corruption.
The 25-year-old, who has developed a reputation for his fiery temper on and off the court, also threw partial blame at the industry body for his temporary hiatus.
Drawing comparisons to last year’s corruption scandal within FIFA, Tomic said the culture within Tennis Australia wasn’t much different, Herald Sun reports.
The 25-year-old (pictured), who has developed a reputation for his fiery temper on and off the court, also threw partial blame at the industry body for his temporary hiatus
‘It is obviously all federations have problems, look at the FIFA Federation that was all corrupt and there are many things inside Tennis Australia that are also corrupt that people don’t know which I am yet to speak about maybe in the coming future that will probably be there,’ he told the publication.
Despite him leaping at the chance to throw the organisation under the bus, the future I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! contestant remains set on representing the county again in the near future.
‘It is going to take some effort from them and me as well. I for sure want to be back there representing my country and winning these matches for Australia. Obviously I have had a few problems with the Federation, so it is obviously going to take some time to change and I hope we can change in the next year or so.’
A stint on reality television could be just what the star needs to get his game back on track, following his infamous blow up at after losing his first round at the Australian Open.
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‘I just count money, that’s all I do. I count my millions,’ he sarcastically told reporters.
‘You go do what I did (on court). Bye bye.’
With is ‘heart not in it’ the past year or so, the young prodigy said he needed to take time away, even if it meant sacrificing his world ranking.
But he still has high hopes for when he returns from the jungle, his sights on climbing his way into the top 20 and eventually the top 10.
His comments come as rumours surfaced of him bragging to other players about an allege $1 million deal to star on the Network Ten reality show.
He still has high hopes for when he returns from the jungle, his sights on climbing his way into the top 20 and eventually the top 10