Here is a report on the Tomic father story: sounds very bad for all concerned, especially the hitting partner .... Time for Tomic to leave his Dad behind I think, although he may be banned from the tour by the ATP in any event.
BERNARD Tomic's hitting partner, Thomas Drouet, has outlined an incredible story of six months of verbal abuse from Tomic's dad, John, that he says erupted in violence at the weekend.
Tomic Sr was charged in a Madrid court overnight with assaulting Drouet. He has disputed the charges and will face trial on May 14.
At a hearing, the court said it could not hold an immediate trial because Tomic Sr disputed the facts laid out by prosecutors. Under Spanish law, a speedy trial can be held if both sides agree on the facts and can lead to reduced penalties.
Speaking moments before Tomic Sr faced the Madrid court, Drouet told the Herald Sun he had been treated like a "dog" and a "piece of s---" by Tomic Sr for months.
He said things came to a head after Tomic Sr demanded Drouet buy him a carton of milk as they were waiting to go to the airport.
Tensions were already high, he said. He said he saw Tomic Sr punch Bernard in the mouth during a practice session last Tuesday, leaving the player in tears.
He said that as they were about to board a flight, Tomic Sr again began abusing him, and then sacked him, saying he would not be paid; but Bernard insisted he take the flight with them.
"After 100m or something like this he was looking around and then he started again. I thought he was going to say sorry for the verbal abuse, but no.
"Every day he treat me like a dog for six months, with disrespect and then this. But he need to be off the ATP (tour)."
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/bernard-tomics-father-john-charged-over-alleged-assault-of-french-player-thomas-drouet/story-fncynkc6-1226636372038
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