After skipping the 2023 and 2024 Australian Opens, Bernard Tomic is in the frame to play in the 2025 edition.
The 32-year-old saw his ranking drop so low that he could not even get entry to Melbourne Park via qualifying across the past two tournaments.
However, Tomic has worked hard to give himself a chance of returning to the major - where he has made the fourth round on three occasions.
The Sporting News has all the details.
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Will Bernard Tomic play at Australian Open 2025?
With a current ranking of 214, Tomic has opted to enter the Australian Open qualifying process.
It's been a supreme effort by Tomic to rebuild his ranking, which dropped as low as 828 during the 2022 season.
The veteran plugged away on the Futures and Challenger circuits over the past three years and briefly reached the top 200 in October.
How can Bernard Tomic reach the Australian Open 2025?
After not receiving a wildcard for the tournament by Tennis Australia, Tomic will now have to go via Australian Open qualifying to reach the main draw.
This involves winning three consecutive matches against fellow qualifying aspirants in the week leading up to the main singles event starting.
Tomic's inclusion means there will be 24 Aussie hopefuls in the qualifying rounds across the men's and women's singles games.
When did Bernard Tomic last play at the Australian Open?
Tomic last featured in the Australian Open main draw in 2021, where he reached the second round but lost to Canada's Denis Shapovalov.
In 2022, Tomic made his last appearance at Melbourne Park in qualifying, losing in the first round with a straight sets defeat to Roman Safiullin.
Tomic failed to enter the 2023 and 2024 Australian Opens in any format.
His best result at Melbourne Park is a fourth-round finish, which he has achieved three times — in 2016, 2015 and 2012.
Bernard Tomic Australian Open record
| Year | Result |
| 2024 | - |
| 2023 | - |
| 2022 | Qualifying 1 |
| 2021 | 2nd Round |
| 2020 | Qualifying 1 |
| 2019 | 1st Round |
| 2018 | Qualifying 3 |
| 2017 | 3rd Round |
| 2016 | 4th Round |
| 2015 | 4th Round |
| 2014 | 1st Round |
| 2013 | 3rd Round |
| 2012 | 4th Round |
| 2011 | 3rd Round |
| 2010 | 2nd Round |
| 2009 | 2nd Round |
| 2008 | Qualifying 2 |
When does the Australian Open start?
The Australian Open 2025 main draw will begin on Sunday, January 12.
It will mark the second consecutive year that the tournament has begun on a Sunday, with the extra day added to ease scheduling pressures.
The action will conclude at Melbourne Park on Sunday, January 26 – the day of the men's singles final.
When does Australian Open qualifying start?
Qualifying for the year's first grand slam tournament is slated for Monday, January 6 to Saturday, January 11.
Players will battle over three rounds, with 16 spots in both the men's and women's main draws up for grabs.
Organisers have labelled this period 'Opening Week', with Melbourne Park to host exhibition matches, open practice sessions and Kids Tennis Day alongside qualifying.
