BERNIE’S VERBAL VOLLEYS

Tomic in 2016, asked by the about holding his racquet backwards for a Fabio Fognini serve when match point down: “I don’t care about that match point — would you care if you were 23 and worth over $10 million?”

Tomic’s Seven on Sunday interview last year when asked why he said most people could only dream about what he had at 24: “I don’t regret what I said. We Australians don’t like that ... that’s why I said it, piss a few people off.”

Tomic to a fan heckling him at the 2016 US Open about his private life: “Suck my balls. I will put my balls in your mouth. I will give you some money to make you feel good.”