31 January,2018 08:13 AM IST | Sydney (Australia) | AFP
Bernard Tomic
Australian tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic said he had a "huge wake-up call" after taking part in a reality TV show, leaving the programme early to return to the sporting world.
Tomic, 25, has been pilloried for his poor attitude during a season to forget in 2017 where he admitted he was bored, and earlier this month missed out on the Australian Open after losing in the qualifiers.
He then took part in commercial broadcaster Channel Ten's reality show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!", held in South Africa, but pulled out after just three days.
"I don't want to spend half my time depressed here and thinking about how I played the last year and where I should be," Tomic said on the programme aired yesterday as he explained his departure to other participants.
"And me being here with my thoughts now has just gave me a huge wake-up call... I need to be competing and playing in what I do best and that's why I've decided to leave."
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