Hewitt accuses Tomic of âblackmailâ and âphysical threatsâ directed at him and his family
Lleyton Hewitt has made explosive allegations against Bernard Tomic, accusing the Australian tennis player of âblackmailâ and âphysicalâ threats towards him and his family.
Hewitt made the claims during a compulsory media conference after being eliminated from the menâs doubles at the Australian Open.
It comes just days after Tomic went on a blistering rant accusing Hewitt of corruption in his role as Davis Cup captain and saying several players donât anything to do with him.
Then Nick Kyrgios took to social media, having a dig at Hewitt despite saying there is ânot reallyâ a rift between the two of them.
The former world-number-one let loose when asked about the situation, revealing his relationship with Bernard Tomic is unsalvagable.
âHe wonât play Davis Cup while I have anything to do with it.â
âThe threats that Iâve received, for me and my family, that Iâve had for a year and a half now, I donât think anyone would reach out to a person who speaks like that,â Hewitt said.
Lleyton Hewitt has said that Bernie Tomic will never be part of the Davis Cup team while he is captain. Hes also not happy with Nick Kyrgios but says Kyrgios can still make it back if he changes and accepts the team culture heâs created
â Craig Gabriel (@crosscourt1) January 17, 2019
When asked whether he had received physical threats, Hewitt replied âBoth. Blackmail threats and physical,â and revealed they have been made against him and his family.
Hewitt also addressed Nick Kyrgiosâ behaviour, making it clear that it isnât up to scratch but saying it is recoverable.
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