Tennis: Tomic goes out of Barcelona Open

BARCELONA: Australia’s Bernard Tomic bowed out of the Barcelona Open in the second round yesterday after losing a marathon battle to Spanish clay specialist Albert Montanes 6-0, 5-7, 7-5. Tomic, ranked 15, put up a tough fight against his 30-year-old opponent, who has won all five of his ATP career trophies on clay. The teenager, who began the season by progressing to the Australian Open fourth round, spent two hours 15 minutes on centre court at the Real Club de Tenis.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 26^th, 2012.