Tomic spurns Tennis Australia olive branch


Bernard Tomic of Australia hits a shot during his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 3, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Bernard Tomic's rift with Tennis Australia looks unlikely to end any time soon after the player said he had no interest in clear-the-air talks until the governing body resumed funding of his sister, Sara.

Tomic was dumped from the Davis Cup quarter-final against Kazakhstan after he launched a public attack on Tennis Australia (TA), who have withdrawn funding from both Tomics because of the uncooperative attitude of their father, John.

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