Bernard Tomic of Australia celebrates after defeating Richard Gasquet of France in their men's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh
LONDON (Reuters) - Australian Bernard Tomic reminded tennis fans of his potential as he reached the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday but admitted it was hard not having his father there to watch him triumph on the sport's greatest stage.
The lanky 20-year-old scored one of his biggest triumphs as he progressed with a hard-fought third-round victory over French grass court specialist Richard Gasquet 7-6(7) 5-7 7-5 7-6(5).
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