The Australian Open boss has explained why Bernard Tomic wasn't given a wildcard to compete in the Melbourne major. 👀 9WWOS AustralianOpen Tennis
But they are also dealt to veterans as a reward for past feats, as well as players who have made a significant jump up the rankings.
Tomic is a former Wimbledon quarter-finalist and has recently leapt 362 places up the rankings in the last year.Tennis Australia's rejection of the controversial Queenslander left some wondering if politics played a part."What it goes into is the player coming in, or the strength of their play, how they've been playing, what events they've been playing, how much they've been playing.
"There's many factors that go into it and it's not a quick decision they go through. One thing that's great — we've got a new problem, and we've got a lot more Australian players than we've had before to choose from, and that's a great, great problem to have." Jason Kubler, Alexei Popyrin and Rinky Hajikata scored wildcards into the Australian Open main draw, while qualifying wildcards went to Dane Sweeny, Tristan Schoolkate, James McCabe, Adam Walton, Philip Sekulic, Bruno Kuzuhara, Edward Winter, Jeremy Jin and Derek Pham.
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