PARIS (AP) — Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic, whose father was banned from attending the French Open because of an assault investigation, retired from his first-round match at Roland Garros in the third set Tuesday.
The 61st-ranked Tomic was treated for a right hamstring problem in the first set but played on until stopping while trailing 7-5, 7-6 (8), 2-1 against Victor Hanescu of Romania.
Tomic’s father, John, is due in court in Madrid in October. He is accused of head-butting Bernard’s hitting partner, Thomas Drouet.
The ATP and International Tennis Federation barred John Tomic from receiving credentials for tournaments. The French tennis federation announced they would not allow him onto the grounds of their event, even as a paying spectator.
