Teen Tomic stuns sick Soderling

Teenage sensation Bernard Tomic spared fifth seed Robin Soderling no sympathy as he stormed to the greatest victory of his career and into the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Teen Tomic stuns sick Soderling

Teenage sensation Bernard Tomic spared fifth seed Robin Soderling no sympathy as he stormed to the greatest victory of his career and into the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Soderling complained to the umpire that he was feeling unwell but Australian Tomic was ruthless, tearing through the Swede’s game to win the first set in just 17 minutes.

The 18-year-old world number 158 had to work harder as the match went on but he closed out a comprehensive 6-1 6-4 7-5 victory to complete the biggest shock of this year’s men’s draw.

Tomic will meet either Xavier Malisse or 11th seed Jurgen Melzer in the last 16 with the prize being a potential quarter-final against his practice partner Novak Djokovic.

“It is the greatest achievement of my career so far,” said Tomic.

“I am happy with the way I played. I was very calm. Inside I was bursting but I tried not to show it to him.”

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