yarrr, ye scurvy boy-king, halt ye whinin'

In some ways, Tomic, unknown even to much of his watching nation, was educating us about himself. Certainly one thing is clear. He likes theatre, for on a show court he is eager to show off his best. It is a sign of a class player.

Whether he will become one depends on whether his education continues. Perhaps he should install a blackboard at home and with chalk scribble on it the professor's words. Said Nadal with a smile later on, on being asked what Tomic should do: "I tell you what I did. I work. All the time."

from "Tomic muscled out" by Rohit Brijnath
(The Sunday Times, 23 January 2011)