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Bernard Tomic reaches Australian Open second round for the first time in four years
Bernard Tomic showed glimpses of his talent on his way to reaching the second round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, albeit via the mid-match retirement of his Japanese opponent Yuichi Sugita.
Key points:
- Tomic advanced via the 3-6, 6-1, 4-1 (ret) result against Sugita
- The Australian last made it past the first round in 2017
- He will next face either Canadian 11th seed Denis Shapovalov or rising Italian star Jannik Sinner
After levelling the match at one set apiece, Tomic was leading 4-1 in the third when Sugita pulled out with what appeared to be an abdominal injury.
Sugita had received treatment for the injury during a medical time out in the third set, and despite playing on for two more games, he eventually signalled to the chair…
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