By Kylie Stevens For Daily Mail Australia and Rory Tingle For Mailonline
Published: 00:37 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 08:40 GMT, 18 January 2019
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The ongoing saga between tennis champion Lleyton Hewitt and controversial star Bernard Tomic has gone from bad to worse after more explosive allegations.
Hewitt said Tomic won't represent Australian in the Davis Cup again while he's in charge as captain and has accused his one-time mentee of blackmail and physical threats.
The two-time grand slam winner made the bombshell allegations in his post-match conference after he and doubles partner John-Patrick Smith crashed out in the first round of the Australian Open on Thursday night.
'He (Tomic) won't play Davis Cup while I have anything to do with it,' Hewitt told reporters.
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'For me, it was probably the abuse that I copped from him that in the end I drew a line in the sand and I haven't spoken to him since.'
Hewitt went as far as calling Tomic a clown and revealed the pair haven't spoken in 18 months.
'I think the threats that I've received for me and my family that I've had for a year and a half now … I don't think anyone would reach out to a person that speaks like that,' he said.
'Since then, I haven't had anything to do with Bernie.'H
Hewitt and his wife Bec pose with their son Cruz Hewitt ahead of the Newcombe
