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 The controversial world number 29 was booted off the team before the
quarter-final win over Kazakhstan on Sunday for publicly criticizing
Tennis Australia (TA) officials in an extraordinary tirade at
Wimbledon.
Tomic was arrested in Miami last week after holding a noisy party at
a penthouse suite in his hotel and the 22-year-old later said he was
still "in a fight" with TA and had no intention of making peace.
However, TA president Steve Healy said the governing body hoped to
contact him soon to hammer out their issues.
"We want to offer Bernard the opportunity to raise the issues he has
raised, so we can address those with him," Healy told local media in
Canberra on Tuesday.
"We think (Tomic's) criticisms are unjustified -- he needs to hear
that. He needs to get some detail, and we want to bring him back
into the fold.
"I think the important thing to understand is he's had fantastic
support from Tennis Australia and we want him to understand and
appreciate that and then welcome him back into Davis Cup."
Australia rallied to win their quarter-final 3-2 on Sunday, setting
up a last four encounter away to Britain at a yet-to-be confirmed
venue on Sept. 18-20 as the 28-time winners seek to lift the trophy
for the first time since 2003.
TA's high performance chief Pat Rafter announced last month that
funding would be cut to Tomic and his sister Sara, who plays mostly
second-tier events on the ITF circuit, in part because of their
father John Tomic's uncooperative attitude.
Bernard Tomic responded by accusing TA of neglecting he and his
sister's development during his Wimbledon rant.
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Relations plumbed a new depth last week when TA said Tomic was
playing a "Hall of Shame" event in a media release, rather than the
Hall of Fame championships in Newport.
The governing body quickly apologized for what it said was a
"clerical error" but the Tomic family threatened to sue.
Tomic is in Bogota, Colombia preparing to defend his Claro Open
title.
Healy also said TA would invite applicants for the captaincy of the
Davis Cup team after previously anointing Lleyton Hewitt for the
role.
The retiring Hewitt was to take over after playing his last
tournament at the Australian Open in January.
Wally Masur has been the team's interim coach since Rafter quit
earlier this year to take the high performance role.
"We want to give everyone a chance to not only apply, but tell us
their vision for Davis Cup," Healy said.
"But Lleyton's a pretty fantastic candidate."
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by John O'Brien)
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