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Tomic Spurns Tennis Australia Olive Branch

SYDNEY — Bernard Tomic's rift with Tennis Australia looks unlikely to end any time soon after the player said he had no interest in clear-the-air talks until the governing body resumed funding of his sister, Sara.

Tomic was dumped from the Davis Cup quarter-final against Kazakhstan after he launched a public attack on Tennis Australia (TA), who have withdrawn funding from both Tomics because of the uncooperative attitude of their father, John.

The Australians came from 2-0 down to win the tie 3-2 and set up a semi-final against Britain, and TA reached out to their top ranked men's player on Tuesday, offering talks to hammer out their differences.