"That happened five or six years ago": Tomic bewildered at video of him being beaten up in Australia going viral

Bernard Tomic addressed the viral video of himself in Australia when he was assaulted by two men.

The tennis world has been taken aback by a sad incident unrelated to the US Open courts. Bernard Tomic, the Australian player known for his playing style and personality, has become the center of attention following the release of a shocking video showing a brutal attack by two individuals.

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This regrettable incident took place in Gold Coast, Australia, but has only now been made known to the public. In the footage, you can see Tomic attempting to defend himself from the violent attacks carried out by these two individuals.

What's most surprising is that despite the violence of the assault, Bernard Tomic chose not to file a formal complaint about what happened. This has kept the details of the incident secret until the release of this shocking visual material:

“Concerning footage of what looks to be Bernard Tomic at the bottom of this altercation. Language warning.”

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The 30-year-old tennis player commented on what happened on social media through his Instagram stories and revealed that these events occurred several years ago:

"Hello, hope everyone is doing well, I'm here in Istanbul, Turkey. Flying to the USA," former world No. 17 said in his Instagram story.

"I haven't been on Instagram over the last couple of months, so thought I'd jump over to the video that has been circulating. Heh, it's so funny cause that happened five or six years ago. So I have no idea why this is all going on now" he added.

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Bernard Tomic has taken to his instagram to clarify that the video was from five or six years ago and that he is fine. Travelling to the US from Turkey.

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The Australian tennis player is currently ranked world No. 292 and competed this week in the round of 16 at the Istanbul Challenger. The Australian has not played in a main event since the Australian Open 2021, where he was defeated in the second round by Denis Shapovalov.