‘I couldn’t care less,’ says Aussie bad boy Bernard Tomic as he crashes out at Wimbledon
The 24-year-old says he is struggling for motivation in his game
Bernard Tomic, a 24-year-old Australian who reached the quarter-finals at the All England Club in 2011, said on Tuesday he “just couldn’t find any motivation” to compete this year.
“I felt a little bit bored out there,” Tomic said, “to be completely honest with you.”
Tomic was playing at Wimbledon for the eighth time. He lost to Mischa Zverev 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on court 14.
“I feel holding a trophy or, you know, doing well, it doesn’t satisfy me anymore,” Tomic said. “It’s not there. I couldn’t care less if I make a fourth-round US Open or I lose (in the) first round. To me, everything is the same. I’m going to play another 10 years, and I know after my career I won’t have to work again.”
He has not advanced as far as the quarter-finals at a grand slam event since losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in 2011 — when at 18 he became the youngest man to reach the final eight at Wimbledon since Boris Becker defended his title in 1986.