Tomic shrugs off controversy to retain Claro Open title in Bogota

Australian controversial tennis player Bernard Tomic secured his third ATP title by retaining the Clara Open title after defeating his French opponent Adrian Mannarino in a three-set thriller in Bogota.

The 22-year-old also extended his unbeaten run in the Colombian capital to nine matches after trouncing Mannarino 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, in a match that lasted one hour and 32 minutes, Stuff.co.nz reported.

The win comes after Tomic was axed from the Davis Cup quarter-final against Kazakhstan after unleashing a blistering tirade against Tennis Australia for a lack of support following his Wimbledon exit. He was also arrested 10 days ago in Miami following a hotel party.

The simmering rift between Tomic and Tennis Australia doesn't appear to be relenting after the player firmly stated that he had no interest in 'clear-the-air' talks until his demands over the funding issues are met by the governing body.

TA withdrew funding from Tomic and his 17-year-old sister in June because of dispute with their father John.

Tomic had said that he didn't believe there was any point in a meeting until he was satisfied TA was committed to funding the development of junior Australian talent, including his sister Sara, on a non-discriminatory basis.