Bernard Tomic: Finally an Australian Male Player Steps Up to the Plate

I just learned that Djokovic defeated Australian boy wonder, Bernard Tomic (and in four sets, mind you!), but this quarterfinal appearance by Tomic is impressive in itself, considering that he's ranked #158 in the world prior to Wimbledon. That lowly ranking should improve rapidly when rankings are released next week.

Tomic is definitely one of the players to watch for the remainder of 2011.  At last, Australia has someone to be proud of in it's men's game, since Hewitt has faded into the shadows in the last part of this decade.  Let's see how he develops his game in the next few months and a good performance in the US Open should be a good springboard for Melbourne next year.