Bernard Tomic makes secret return to tennis after OnlyFans debut
Bernard Tomic has made a very low-key return to tennis in his first professional match since March.
The Australian player sparked speculation his career might be coming to an end recently when he made his debut on adult website OnlyFans with new girlfriend Vanessa Sierra.
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However Tomic was back on court on Monday at the UTR Pro Tennis series in Brisbane.
After trailing early in the match against compatriot Maverick Banes, Tomic reeled off nine consecutive games to win 6-3 6-0.
Sierra, watching on from the stands, posted a number of videos of Tomic in action to social media.
Bernard Tomic is back in action, claiming a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Maverick Banes in the Brisbane @MyUTR event. #GoAussies #UTRProTennisSeries pic.twitter.com/kcrXJgvnEZ
— Aussie Tennis Talks (@AusTennisTalks) November 23, 2020
Tomic shocked fans last week after appearing in a video on the adult website of new girlfriend Sierra.
After appearing on Love Island Australia in 2019, Sierra has since turned her career in the direction of adult entertainment, setting up her own OnlyFans page.
OnlyFans is a website where users charge fans a subscription fee - usually in exchange for X-rated content.
A video of Sierra and Tomic fooling around in the bedroom reportedly appeared on Sierra’s OnlyFans page last Sunday.
A teaser image for the video, posted on Sierra’s Instagram page, shows Tomic lying across her legs and biting her backside.
Alongside the image is a link to Sierra’s OnlyFans page where subscribers can watch the video.
“Oops I convinced Tomic to do something bad. Swipe up to see the video, sorry mum,” Sierra wrote.
Bernard Tomic’s stunning fall from grace
Tomic hadn’t played professional tennis since March, with his last match a 6-4, 6-4 loss to compatriot Aleksandar Vukic at the ATP Challenger Tour in Mexico.
He then put himself into self-isolation after showing “all the symptoms” of coronavirus.
“I already had shortness of breath and my immune system was low and run down,” he told the Herald Sun.
“I’m currently in Miami and isolated away from everyone, as advised. I’m yet to be tested for it (COVID-19) but I have all the symptoms.”
The former Wimbledon quarter-finalist has seen his ranking plummet in recent years, currently sitting at World No.224.
He was widely criticised for a perceived lack of effort when he failed to qualify for the Delray Beach Open in February.
Tomic won just three points in the second set, completely capitulating and sparking more accusations of ‘tanking’.
That followed his failure to make for the Australian Open in January, complaining about the smokey conditions as he lost in qualifying.
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