just popping in because after last night's show I was curious how everyone would react
I dislike Tomic - BUT as I'd disliked Fevola before he went on the show I was open to having my mind changed
<not sure how I'm going to go with Mundine
or Green ...
but ~ he doesn't have the nickname Tomic the Tank Engine for nothing! as JM said "3000 minutes" in the Jungle ... gave it a red hot go didn't he!!
Why do I dislike him?
because he whinges and moans about not getting enough support for himself AND for his family AND his hangers-on and expects handouts from Tennis Australia <whilst still sticking the boot in and making accusations of corruption> and then the next minute is gloating about counting his millions when being asked about yet another early defeat or withdrawal
because he CLAIMS our Davis Cup team will only ever win if he is on the team ... yet has made himself unavailable to play
because he's an embarrassment - I don't particularly want him playing to represent Australia (and therefore ME) - because somewhere out there are other great tennis players in the making who do not carry on like he has - over and over again. How many chances should he be given?
for me - he's done his dash - and this BS in the jungle has nailed it for me.
Stand him up beside Roger Federer - a TRUE tennis champion, all round decent person, good sport, hard worker, gorgeous human being, loving partner and father. NO comparison!! NONE!!
People are going on social media saying he's suffering from depression - to me what he's suffering from is an over-inflated sense of importance at too young an age. He is lack-lustre in his approach to his sport, his fitness, his fans - but he just loves telling us about counting his millions as a defensive shot. I don't think they should label his issue as depression - there are people really suffering debillitating symptoms of depression who do not deserve to be lumped in together with this disaster! I think he needs to talk to someone definitely - because he's in a tailspin and the result isn't going to be pretty.
Julia asked a very valid question last night - what about the charity he was supposedly playing for? and he couldn't / wouldn't answer that question. He avoided it and just keep spewing nonsense about tennis - this sport he doesn't love. He likes it but he doesn't love it ... Pity he's supposedly talented at it ...
There have been a few other 'celebs' / sportspeople tweeting today asking the same question and suggesting he donate a small portion of those millions to his charity - I wonder if he eventually will ...
But then let's just consider those tournament results that he's so proud of - shall we?
He's won and been runner up in the Apia International in Sydney in 2013 & 2014
He's won the Claro Open, Bogota Colombia in 2014 and 2015
He was runner up in the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico in 2016
that's it apparently ...
they're not Grand Slam tournaments ... they are ATP250 and ATP500 tournaments - ATP 250 is the fifth-highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four
Grand Slam tournaments,
ATP Finals,
ATP World Tour Masters 1000, and
ATP World Tour 500.
They are tournaments that men plan the best of 3 sets (personally I don't think he could last the 5 sets required for the Grand Slam - DO YOU?)
He talks the talk - but hasn't really delivered the goods in recent years and I don't personally believe he HAS the goods - and I don't think he ever will
and what he fails to recognise is that there are always newcomers on the tennis scene - Alex Di Minaur (aged 18) for one! And I have a feeling we'll see Alex playing for Australia in the Davis Cup team sooner than we'll see Tomic.
Was JM harsh with her question? Was she out of line? I didn't find it exceptionally so - she probably wanted to give him a good kick up the bum!! I know I did!
btw Matty J and Laura are NOT going to the jungle (according to Laura's instagram story today) I didn't think they would be going in as Celebs - but did wonder if they might be there for a task ... but no apparently not ...