“Bernard Tomic has a long way to go” says Pat Cash
The former Australian tennis player Pat Cash is at a loss as to who may be the next prominent name in the Australian men’s tennis.
While, a lot of people have voted for Bernard Tomic, the 45-year-old Pat Cash who won the men’s singles grass court Grand Slam tournament back in 1987 is not pinning his hopes on the rising youngster, Tomic from Australia.
The right handed Cash who made his ATP World Tour debut back in 1982, and Tomis turned heads at an early age, both winning the Wimbledon junior crown. However, while Pat sees immense talent in the strong hitting Tomic, he still thinks that there is a lot
of effort and hard work required to convert junior potential into senior results.
"Most of the people are talking about Bernard Tomic but, you know, he has got a long way to go. He is a good young player, he is only eighteen but there are other good players out there,” reflected Pat on Friday.
The London resident who back in 1983 registered his name as the youngest contender to compete in the final of the Davis Cup, feels Australia should broaden its scope and look deep at a great variety of local young players, however, was not sure who actually
has what it takes to emulate the champions of Australia’s rich tennis history.
"I really do not know. We have got quite a lot of talented juniors. I think one of our problems is we put a lot of pressure on young guys and we expect them to come through and it is because we have such a great history in tennis. The game of tennis is much
bigger now than it was so it is hard to expect the young guys to come through. So we will see what happens."
The 1.82 meters tall Pat, who was not feeling healthy during his two-setter loss to the ever competitive John McEnroe at the Champions down under tennis competition on Friday, accepts that age is a major factor that affects performance these days on the
tour. He lost his match against John with a final match score of 6-1 6-3.
Age however, does not look to be a hurdle for the 51-year-old John from the United States of America who dominated the game right from the start on Friday to show why he is seven-time major winner.
Earlier in the morning, the former world number one Mats Wilander of Sweden got past his South African foe, Wayne Ferreira in a closely fought encounter. The final match score was 6-1 4-6 (10-6).
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