Tomic refuses to accept Tennis Australia peace offering

Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic has refused an offer from the sport's national governing body Tennis Australia (TA) to meet and resolve their long-running feud.

TA's president Steve Healy reached out to Tomic on Tuesday hoping to make peace over their issues, and declaring the 22-year-old still had an important role to play in Australia's Davis Cup campaign.

But Tomic brushed away Healy's olive branch saying the meeting would be a waste of time.

"Until I am satisfied TA is committed to funding the development of junior Australian talent, including my sister Sara, on a non-discriminatory basis, I do not believe there is any point in meeting," Tomic told News Limited from Colombia on Wednesday, where he is in the process of defending his ATP Claro Open crown.

Tomic, who slipped back four places in the ATP rankings this week to World No. 29, said: "I am always ready, willing and able to play for Australia. It is my honour and privilege to do so."

Since Tomic's tirade at TA officials at Wimbledon earlier this month - when he took aim at several TA officials, including Healy, for showing him and his sister a lack of "respect" - the two parties have been publicly at odds with one another.

A "clerical error" in a daily results from TA had the Australian drawn to play in the "Hall of Shame" - when it was actually the "Hall of Fame" - grass court tournament in the U.S last week, which brought a threat of legal action from the star's camp.

Following Tomic's arrest in his Miami hotel room for excessive noise last week, Patrick Rafter, Australia's Davis Cup director of player performance, said the young gun had probably "hit rock bottom" .

He had a message for his "fans and supporters" and perhaps Rafter, too.

"Please do not lose faith in me. Contrary to some self-serving reports, I am OK and strong," Tomic said. "I have not hit rock bottom."

Tomic said he would not reconsider his original comments, which led to the indefinite severing of ties with TA.

"Current TA administrators sacked me from the Davis Cup for comments I made at Wimbledon. I stand by those comments," he said.

On Tuesday, Healy said Tomic's Wimbledon comments were "unjustified" but that TA would still seek to bring its highest ranked player "back into the fold".

"We want to offer Bernard the opportunity to raise the issues he has raised, so we can address those with him," Healy said. Endit