John Tomic has beaten up the training partner of his rising tennis star son?

Australia’s best young Tennis player, Bernard Tomic, is the headlines again but this time it isn’t his fault. His father, John Tomic, was allegedly jailed for attacking Thomas Drouet, Bernard’s regular practice partner.

Supposedly an argument started between John and Drouet after an incident at the swish Monte Carlo Country Club and continued from there, onto the Flight to Madrid and then at the hotel where the pair was staying. A clash outside the hotel, witnessed by leading players such as Janko Tipsarevic, apparently ended with Drouet knocked out and sustaining a broken nose, fractured vertebrae and stitches. 

John Tomic angry at a decision against his son.

John Tomic’s history wasn’t the greatest as it stood before this, with incidents of road rage against other players and coaches, pulling Tomic from games mid-match and a fiery clash with 2010 Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley. There is now a mass of speculation that John Tomic will be removed from tennis circles, particularly due to his violent behaviour. 

Tennis Australia describes the reports as “very concerning” with them “working closely with ATP officials who are investigating the incident”. After a loss in his first match in Madrid it is hoped by many that Bernard can put these issues behind him and focus on playing good tennis for himself.