Tomic sets sights high

THE enigmatic Bernard Tomic has recorded his first win over a top-50 player in almost a year, weeks after bombing out of the French Open to lucky loser Marco Trungelliti.

The former world No. 17 beat sixth seed and world No. 44 Robin Haase 6-3, 7-5 at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships in the Netherlands.

Tomic’s last win over one of the game’s elite came on June 29 last year against Mischa Zverev in at Eastbourne.

Tomic, ranked 181, will face fourth seed Fernando Verdasco in tonight’s quarter-finals after the Spaniard ousted Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-1.

Verdasco will be hoping to end his winless streak against Tomic, who has come out on top in their last five meetings.

The Queenslander will be joined in the quarters by Matt Ebden, who beat defending champ Gilles Muller 6-3, 7-5.