After being knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round, Bernard Tomic used his post-match press conference to target Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt.
Nearly three weeks on from the explosive few minutes in the bowels of Melbourne Park, which took place in front of stunned media and, later, a stunned public, a 60 Minutes interview with Tomic and father John detailed the drama behind the drama.
The saga between Tomic and Hewitt traces back to a Davis Cup tie in 2010, when a teenage Tomic - as John framed it - was pressured by Hewitt into telling him who at Tennis Australia was "against" him.
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If Tomic didn't, Hewitt allegedly threatened to ensure the teen wouldn't play - something Tomic senior revealed shortly after his son's explosive presser.
Tomic senior alleged Tennis Australia ignored his complaints over the incident, with TA boss Craig Tiley saying in statement at the time of Bernard's conference outburst: "We are not aware of any formal complaint lodged by either John or Bernard."
Tiley would later refuse to rule Tomic out of playing Davis Cup again.
However, the alleged incident remains for the Tomics.
"I’m asking you, Allison [Langdon, 60 Minutes journalist], what’s happening if I bullied somebody 16 years old and threatened to him you locked in your room,” John said.
"What's happened? I will be in the jail now. We have beautiful country, strong law. Who is Lleyton Hewitt?"
“I mean you put a 15 year old, 16 year old kid in a room and go, 'tell me this or you’re not playing.' You know?" Bernard added.
Tomic suggested "further matters will be taking place" over the spat between he and Hewitt, but didn't regret the platform he used - after his Melbourne loss to Marin Cilic - to fire shots at Hewitt.
The bigger question - as posed by Langdon - remains why it took so long for the allegations against Hewitt to arise.
“I was intimidated, I was harassed. That’s all I’ll say," Tomic responded.
"I was 16 years old at a Davis Cup tie in Melbourne... I’ll stand by that. Further matters will be taking place."
After Hewitt responded to the drama, saying Tomic would never play Davis Cup if he was still involved, Tomic cleared up his own alleged threats.
"I did message him, threatening, I said exact words I said was, ‘if you come one metre from me I will knock you out,'" Tomic told Langdon.
"And he knows that, 'if you ever try talk to me, come one metre from me.' I stand by that. But did I mention his family? That’s pretty low.
"How low do you have to be to mention family, kids, and stuff? I think that’s one of the lowest things that I’ve ever heard from him.
"I stand by my threats towards him, but not to his family, which has nothing to do with nothing.
“I’m only speaking the honest truth of what I know and what I think, and what a lot of people know, as well, but are too afraid to come out."
Described as "entitled, lazy, selfish, a brat" by Langdon, who attempted to highlight some messages from the public, Tomic didn't shy away when discussing his own behaviour.
"We all know my image of the last decade. I can't take it back. I am who I am," Tomic said, winking through the interview.
"I've had problems off court. I've been arrested, but that's that.
"This is totally different.
"We can't all be Roger Federer, we can't all be Michael Jordan, Rafael Nadal."
