- Aussie tennis fallen star Bernard Tomic spotted on the Gold Coast
- Follows news of a betting probe from two matches Tomic played in
- Tomic was never charged, no suggestion of any wrongdoing
One-time Aussie tennis star Bernard Tomic has been spotted on the Gold Coast with his girlfriend the day after a betting probe was revealed involving two matches he previously played in.
Tomic, 32, had his phone seized as part of the investigation, but was not charged.
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest Tomic is guilty of any criminal conduct or any other wrongdoing.
It can be revealed the matches – against Russian Roman Safiullin at the 2022 Australian Open qualifying tournament – and a 6-0 6-1 loss to Frenchman Quentin Halys in Turkey in late 2021 – are both under the microscope from authorities.
After Tomic was thrashed 6-1 6-4 by Safiullin at Melbourne Park on January 11 in 2022, online bookmaker Anthony Waller emailed the anti-corruption team at Tennis Australia.
Waller’s company Bet Right had taken on a number of wagers for the match, including that Tomic would lose in straight sets.
One-time Aussie tennis star Bernard Tomic has been spotted on the Gold Coast the day after a betting probe was revealed involving two matches he previously played in
Tomic’s glamorous girlfriend Keely Hannah (pictured) was with the one-time world no.17
Daily Mail Australia does not suggest that Tomic is guilty of any criminal conduct or any other wrongdoing
The punters stood to win between $10,000 and $180,000, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Waller and other bookmaking firms were keen to discover if the bets from the NSW based punters were lucky – or is something more sinister had potentially unfolded.
‘It is fair to say that Tennis Australia took it [allegation] very seriously,’ Waller said on Thursday.
TA later alerted police, and a strike force codenamed Whyman was created to further delve into the matter.
Ultimately, detectives could not prove any matches involving Tomic had been fixed.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) were also made aware of the situation, but unlike the now closed strike force, their investigation is in a dormant phase.
Tomic wasn’t punished by the ITIA.
His antics during the 2022 loss to Safiullin made headlines at the time, with the one-time world no.17 telling the chair umpire he was struggling on court because of Covid-19.
Bernard Tomic is pictured during his 2022 Australian Open qualifying tournament match against Roman Safiullin, which was reportedly the subject of a police investigation
Tomic (pictured, during the match against Safiullin) which he lost in straight sets
The former junior world No.1 is pictured during his loss in this year’s qualifying tournament for the Australian Open against Jozef Kovalik of Slovakia
‘In the next two days I will test positive, I’m telling you,’ he said during the match.
‘I’ll buy you dinner if I don’t test positive in three days, otherwise you buy me dinner.’
Tomic shot to fame when he became the youngest player, aged 16 in 2009, to win a men’s main-draw match at the Australian Open, then stormed into the 2011 Wimbledon quarter-finals as a qualifier.
Earlier this month, Tomic’s 2025 Australian Open comeback bid ended when he was beaten by Slovakia’s Jozef Kovalik, who is ranked 128 in the world.
