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Doha's Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex is a far cry from Melbourne Park and the Australian Open, as fallen Aussie tennis star Bernard Tomic has found out.
As the likes of John Millman and Olivia Gadecki soaked up the rapturous applause of thousands of supporters in their opening round wins at the Australian Open, Tomic stood on a court in front of no-one to collect his prize this week.
Tomic, once ranked as high as No.17 in the world, was denied a wildcard entry to the Australian Open, missing the tournament for the first time since 2008.
Bernard Tomic with his runner-up trophy at the M15 Doha 2023 Tennis Tournament in Qatar, pictured with winner Estonian Kristjan Tamm, who is ranked 778th in the world
He has now sunk to 468th in the world and is relegated to playing Challenger Tour events to try and rebuild his shattered career.
Not only was Tomic not given a wildcard to the main event in Melbourne, he was also denied a wildcard to the qualifying tournament that could have
