Blunt Tomic looking to be sharp this year

AFTER a season of tumult and redemption, Bernard Tomic believes his best tennis is still ahead as he prepares for a Kooyong Classic clash with fellow rebel Nick Kyrgios.

On the brink of oblivion in May last year when his ranking slipped to No.243, the Wimbledon quarter-finalist resurrected his career with a spectacular resurgence to No.85.

Determined to let his racquet do the talking, Tomic paid the feat scant regard – mostly because it is in the past and, at 26, he is more interested in the future.

Asked about the 2018 revival, Tomic prefaced his assessment with: “I’m gonna be very blunt, so don’t mind me.

“I mean I did it (returned to the top 100), but I guess it’s done now. It’s onto other things now. I don’t have any specific goals. It’s just to stay healthy, play tennis.

“I only played first five months to the start of this year. So it was good catch-up.

“Obviously I was (ranked) 250 in the world. I think what I did the last three months was pretty good and I have to build this year, play every week as much as I can.”

Due to face Kyrgios tomorrow in the pair’s first career meeting at Kooyong, Tomic made it clear he intended to continue his taciturn approach.

“You know me, there’s no more point to talk,” he said.

“I’ve just had enough of everyone … so I would rather not speak.”