Welcome return of Tomic the tenacious sends expectations soaring again

By Linda Pearce
Updated January 3 2013 - 11:08pm, first published 4:43pm

In recent months, it has seemed that the only possible upside to Bernard Tomic's undignified stumble through the second half of a year that was equal parts troubling and frustrating was that it would temper Australian Open expectations as a consequence. Not so. Not now. Not since Wednesday night's stirring performance against world No.1 Novak Djokovic.

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