Tomic 'disrespectful', says Tennis Australia president Tennis Linda Pearce Bernard Tomic has been accused of "disrespect" by Tennis Australia president Steve Healy, whose board will discuss the Olympic plight of both Tomic and Nick Kyrgios next Monday amid calls for the controversial pair to be overlooked for the Rio Games.
In the governing body's first public comments since a lame non-effort in Madrid last week that included Tomic returning serve with his racquet handle on match point in a first-round loss to Fabio Fognini, Healy supported recent comments of world No.1 Novak Djokovic in condemning the Queenslander's attitude. 
"I think it's a disrespect for the game and his opponent, and that's the thing that I think troubles us," said Healy, a Sydney-based lawyer.
"Bernard does some good things and then he disrespects the game. I think it's a bit of an insult to the fans and to the opponent when you don't try all the way through the match.
"There's always a way, isn't there, to finish a match. I guess they're human beings, so at the end of a match that hasn't gone your way you might be a bit fed-up or whatever, but gee, you owe it to the spectators to try to the end, not hold the racquet at the other end. I mean, that's absurd.
"I think my comments are very much borne out by what the top players are saying.
"They're fantastic role models for the sport and I think it's appropriate that they speak up when some of the younger players like that do the wrong things.
"It's disappointing. [Tomic] is 23, and last year and this year he's had good years. He's making progress in terms of his ranking, his performances, and then he just does something that basically unwinds all the good he does, and you shake your head in disbelief.
"I think he's hurting the sport, certainly, he's hurting himself in terms of his reputation and probably his ability to get sponsors.
We want to help him, but he's got to help himself."
Declining to share his personal opinion on whether Tomic and Kyrgios, the latter who has been sparring verbally and via social media with Australian Olympic team chef de mission Kitty Chiller over the possible selection ramifications of poor behaviour, Healy said Rio selections would be discussed at board level next week, and be strongly influenced by input from head of performance Pat Rafter and Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt.
The nomination date for the tennis team is   June 30.
"I think it's a matter that the board needs to come to a conclusion on, rather than what my opinion simply is," Healy said.
Yet the president made a distinction between Tomic's serial offences and the recent conduct of Kyrgios, whose nadir was the infamous sledge of Stan Wawrinka last   August.
"This year, Nick's had a couple of arguments with umpires," Healy said. "They are young and they are going to do some silly things at times; the question is do they learn from it.
"I think Nick's been pretty good this year. We wish he didn't have altercations with umpires, but I don't think he's disrespected his game or opponents."