{"id":290438,"date":"2023-09-08T11:34:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T11:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=290438"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:34:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T11:34:51","slug":"tennis-star-bernard-tomic-attacked-outside-gold-coast-tattoo-parlour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/tennis\/tennis-star-bernard-tomic-attacked-outside-gold-coast-tattoo-parlour\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis star Bernard Tomic attacked outside Gold Coast tattoo parlour"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Disturbing moment Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic is brutally beaten by two thugs outside a Gold Coast tattoo parlour<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Disturbing footage shows Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic being beaten\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The video was reportedly filmed outside a Gold Coast tattoo parlour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tomic can be seen defending himself as the men land several kicks and punches\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Disturbing footage of Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic being brutally beaten by two men outside a tattoo parlour has circulated on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the 16-second clip, Tomic, 30, desperately tries to protect his face with his hands as his attackers stand over him and land a series of kicks and blows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tomic, who was once ranked\u00a0as high as No 17 in the world, appears to have been cornered and then attacked by the men, whose identities remain unknown.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the video, one man is heard telling Tomic &#8211; seen in the grey tracksuit &#8211; to &#8216;get up ya dog&#8217; before unsuccessfully attempting to pull the tennis star to his feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident is understood to have occurred outside a tattoo parlour in the Gold Coast, Australia&#8217;s Channel 10 has reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/11\/75203569-12495311-The_tennis_star_was_seen_sprawled_on_his_back-a-8_1694168119315.jpg\" height=\"521\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/11\/75203575-12495311-Tomic_wears_a_grey_tracksuit-a-2_1694168118965.jpg\" height=\"521\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Disturbing footage of Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic being brutally beaten by two men outside a tattoo parlour has circulated on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/11\/66384241-12495311-Tomic_pictured_with_girlfriend_Keely_Hannah_reacted_defiantly_wh-a-3_1694168118984.jpg\" height=\"795\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tomic (pictured with girlfriend Keely Hannah) was playing at an event in Istanbul this week<\/p>\n<p>However, it is unclear when the attack took place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tomic had just competed in a challenger event in Istanbul, Turkey, where he lost in the round of 16 on Thursday in three sets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Daily Mail Australia has contacted Queensland Police for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tomic showed plenty of promise at the beginning of his career with two junior Grand Slam singles titles, four ATP titles, a quarter final appearance at the\u00a0Wimbledon Championships and a world ranking of 17.<\/p>\n<p>However, the 30-year-old&#8217;s ranking plummeted to as low as\u00a0825 in 2022 and he is desperately trying to revive his career in lower-ranked tournaments around the world.<\/p>\n<p>He has enjoyed a resurgence in the past 18 months and now sits at 292.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/11\/75203591-12495311-It_is_unclear_where_the_incident_took_place-a-4_1694168118991.jpg\" height=\"602\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/11\/75203589-12495311-The_identities_of_the_attackers_remain_unknown-a-5_1694168119017.jpg\" height=\"602\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>In the 16-second clip circulating on social media, one man is heard calling Tomic a &#8216;dog&#8217; before unsuccessfully attempting to pull the tennis star to his feet<\/p>\n<p><span>Despite that, he was earlier this year denied a wildcard entry to the Australian Open, missing the tournament for the first time since 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The snub also led to his long-running feud with fellow Aussie Nick Krygios reigniting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When one Twitter user suggested Tomic deserved a wildcard at Melbourne Park, Kyrgios responded: &#8216;Hahahahaha NO HE DOESN&#8217;T.&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The pair&#8217;s colourful history includes the suggestion they sort out their differences in a boxing ring as well as a &#8216;winner takes all&#8217; tennis match worth $1million (\u00a3512,000).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>His failure to secure a spot was\u00a0<span>the result of having a new batch of talented locals to choose from, according to tournament boss Craig Tiley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;One thing that&#8217;s great is we&#8217;ve got a new problem &#8211; we&#8217;ve got a lot more Australian players to choose from, and that&#8217;s a great problem to have,&#8217; Tiley explained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s our performance team that look at the decision of wildcards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What it goes into is the player coming in, or the strength of their play, how they&#8217;ve been playing, what events they&#8217;ve been playing, how much they&#8217;ve been playing. Are they the younger part of our future generation, the younger players?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s many factors that go into it and it&#8217;s not a quick decision they go through.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tomic &#8211; who did himself no favours when he fell out with Tennis Australia and slammed Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt &#8211; was defiant after getting the bad news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/11\/75203823-12495311-Tomic_competed_in_a_challenger_in_Istanbul_Turkey_where_he_lost_-a-7_1694168119147.jpg\" height=\"853\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tomic competed in a challenger in Istanbul, Turkey, where he lost after three sets in round 16 on Thursday (the tennis star is pictured in Melbourne in January, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/08\/11\/66384219-12495311-Tomic_has_insisted_that_this_year_is_my_year_despite_falling_dow-a-6_1694168119108.jpg\" height=\"716\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tomic has insisted that &#8216;this year is my year&#8217; despite falling down the rankings to be listed as the 462nd-best player on the men&#8217;s tour<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m not expecting any favours&#8217;,&#8217; he responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m going to prove my point and earn my way.\u00a0I&#8217;m at a place in my life where I don&#8217;t complain anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m focused and I&#8217;ve been training hard.\u00a0I&#8217;ll let my tennis do the talking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Last quarter of 2022 I won three tournaments and won four finals. This year is my year. If no one is going to help support me, I&#8217;ll get back to [the] top 100 on my own.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><span>Tomic took the runner-up prize at the M15 Doha 2023 Tennis Tournament in January after he was beaten<\/span>\u00a0by Estonian Kristjan Tamm, who was ranked 778th at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He posted an image of him with Tamm on his Instagram account with the caption: &#8216;Great start to the year. 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