SYDNEY (Reuters) - The presence of his banned father watching from courtside boosted Bernard Tomic's game as he opened the defence of his Sydney International title with a 6-3 6-0 demolition of eighth seed Marcel Granollers on Tuesday.
"Having my dad there is a very good feeling," Tomic told reporters after the victory over his Spanish opponent.
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