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Firebrand tennis father John Tomic has been involved in another ugly incident, scolding a chair umpire during his daughter Sara's match at the Australian Open wildcard playoffs in Melbourne.
An agitated Tomic repeatedly shouted at the umpire after a line call went against Sara in her three-set quarter-final loss to Alison Bai at Melbourne Park on Thursday.
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"Change linesman if they cannot see!", he yelled, prompting the official to warn Tomic he would be removed from the venue unless he kept quiet.
Second-seeded Bai went on to win the match 6-4 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 to secure her place in the final four who will compete for a sole berth in the main draw of January's Australian Open.
He has also clashed with Tennis Australia, last year accusing high-performance director Pat Rafter of picking favourites when it came to player funding.
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The attack led Rafter to declare Tennis Australia would no longer fund either of the Tomic siblings.
Down 5-1 in the second set after losing the first, 18-year-old Sara Tomic won five straight games to force a tiebreaker and take the match to a third set.
Blow up: John Tomic scolded a chair umpire during daughter Sara's losing play-off match. Photo: Brendan Esposito
But the more experienced Bai held her nerve and took control of the third set, her strong service game allowing her to aggressively charge to the net.
The match against Bai was Tomic's only extended hitout of the tournament after her first-round opponent, last year's winner Maddison Inglis, retired while four games down in the opening set.