H
e’s a world-famous
tennis player who
boasts he’s worth $15
million, but it seems
Bernard Tomic doesn’t always
get what he wants when it
comes to matters of the heart.
Desperately trying to impress
nurse Tahlia Green – a pretty
stranger he found on Facebook- Bernard, 26, bombarded her
with hundreds of messages
begging her for a date, bragging
about his wealth and even
propositioning her to have
his children.
Now, disgusted with what she
calls his “degrading” and
“sexist” behaviour, Tahlia, 28,
has lifted the lid on their private
conversations, explaining that
she found Bernard’s constant
need to flaunt his fortune
“strange” and “off-putting”.
“I had no idea who he was,
actually,” she admits. “I was
laughing to a friend about the
message I’d received and
assumed it was a fake account
and then he sent me a message
telling me to google him.”
BAD BOY
The controversial tennis player,
who is known for his bad
behaviour on and off the court,
firstcontacted Tahlia in October
2018 saying he found her
ctive,before following up
witha string of lewd
messages. Tahlia at first
gnored the unsolicited
messages, but was shocked
when Bernard video-called
romMelbourne’s Crown.
She says, “He was just
tting there in the dark,
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ention, Tahlia began
atting to Bernard, but
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kward when he compared
appearance to his ex
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another pushy text, Bernard
wrote, “Can I fly you to GC during
the week, stay in my 10m house.”HE’D LOCK ME UP
Tahlia recalls, “I received a lot of
messages stating he would ‘date’
me and ‘lock me up’, so nobody
else would have me.
“He sent me the pregnant
emoji and said that he would do
that quickly because he knew
thatwouldmakemehis.”Butwhensheturneddownhis
offer to fly her around the world
with him on tour, Bernard wasn’t
fazed – and continued to send
videos of his mansions and sports
cars alongside their current value.
“I didn’t imagine the dreamy
or desirable life he was trying
to show me,” she says. “I found
him to be very childish and
narcissistic.”SEXIST WORDS
It was after a string of sexually
explicit messages that Tahlia
found particularly offensive that
she decided to confront him
about his behaviour.
“His choice of wording is very
sexist and degrading towards
women,” she says. “I explained
to him that I would never allow
that kind of degradation and he
did say he was sorry.”
But Tahlia says after he
repeatedly asked to get her
pregnant – when they had never
even met in person – she knew
he would never change.
“I don’t want to put myself in
that type of situation and lower
myself, regardless of his social
status and wealth,” she says.
“And I want other girls to know
they don’t need to devalue
themselves either.”‘Tahlia began
chatting... but
things became
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