Overview
- Bernard Tomic fell to Britain’s Arthur Fery 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of Australian Open qualifying, ending his chances of reaching the main draw.
- Tomic had opened qualifying with a straight-sets win over 25th seed Hugo Dellien but needed three victories to progress to Melbourne Park’s main event.
- The former world No.17 has not played a Grand Slam main draw since 2021 and has rebuilt on the ATP Challenger circuit, sitting in the low 180s in the rankings.
- During the loss to Fery, Tomic saved multiple break points and a match point before the Brit closed out the straight-sets result.
- Tomic has publicly targeted a return to the top 100 and believes a future deep run could come at a major such as Wimbledon, while Thanasi Kokkinakis’ Adelaide withdrawal with a shoulder injury clouds another local hope’s outlook.