Bernard Tomic Says He Was 'Bored' and 'Couldn't Care Less' After Wimbledon Loss

Bernard Tomic responded to his disappointing first-round defeat at Wimbledon on Tuesday by telling reporters he was "bored" during his  6-4, 6-3, 6-4 loss against Mischa Zverev and "couldn't care less" about the result. 

Per the Daily Mail's Matthew Lambert, he also admitted to taking a medical timeout purely to distract his opponent.

"I felt a little bit bored out there. I feel like holding a trophy or doing well - it doesn't satisfy me anymore. It's not there.

"I couldn't care less if I make a fourth-round or I lose first round. To me, everything is the same. I'm going to play another 10 years, and I know after my career I won't have to work again."

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Regarding the timeout, he said: "I just thought I'd try to break a bit of momentum, to use that as my strategy, because I was just playing very bad and feeling bad out there."

Zverev needed just 84 minutes to cruise to the second round, wasting little effort in the process. Tomic was visibly disinterested during the loss and couldn't make his way off the court fast enough once the match was over.

Andrew McCormack of 7 News Melbourne was among the many reporters outraged by his lack of effort:

Tennis writer Jacquelin Magney shared more comments:

While his play was disappointing, it was nothing compared to the comments he made after the match. As reported by Lambert, he was read a tweet by an angry compatriot who called for him to be deported. His response showed he may have no real concept of money: "Well, that's his opinion. I'm sure he's on the computer somewhere making $50 an hour."

The 24-year-old, who was once ranked No. 17 in the world, emerged as a top star for the future in 2011 when he qualified for the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. He showed flashes of his talent in the following years at the Australian Open and U.S. Open, leading to plenty of belief he could evolve into a serious contender.

But like Nick Kyrgios, another young Australian with bags of potential but little to show for it in terms of results, Tomic's career has taken a turn for the worse of late.

He has also had several run-ins with the law―including an arrest in a hotel in Miami in 2015, per BBC Sport―and no silverware of note since taking his second Claro Open Colombia title almost two years ago.