The 2.0 version of Tomic is something really good. The Australian is 100% back to dismiss the seed no.5 in 66 minutes.
Tomic served incredibly well to blast 14 aces in 10 serving games without conceding a single break point while Mayer was broken twice (both in the second set) after conceding 7 break points.
From Tomic
Talking about Mayer’s reaction, Tomic said “After the match, he said: ‘You’re serving unbelievable. Nothing I could do,'”
“It’s good to hear that from all the players I’m playing. There is talk now that I’m serving really good and my groundstrokes are really good, too.
“I’m moving really well. There is nothing much more I can ask myself at this stage.”
About his serve
“I put a lot work in strengthening my shoulder up, and now 90 per cent is still really at 200kph,” Bernard said.
“I’m serving consistently at 190 and hitting my spots, so there’s nothing these players can do.
“(I have) a lot more strength in my upper body and it’s important to be flexible as well – I’m getting much more angle in the court.
“It’s not about how hard you hit the serve. I’m acing a lot of guys at 150, 160 out wide because I’ve got one of the lowest trajectory serves that hits that deuce corner.
“I love serving like that. Even if they get it back, you’ve got the whole court to do anything you want with the shot.
“So the serve is really my key where I’ve changed everything probably the last few weeks, a well as my attitude.”
Tomic will play Nieminem in the quarter finals. This will be the first match between the two.
This guy is going to be a dangerous floater at the Australian Open.
