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BERNARD Tomic signed off at the Hopman Cup in style with a comfortable straight-sets win over Poland's Grzegorz Panfil at Perth Arena.
Tomic took just 53 minutes to record a 6-1, 6-4 triumph in front of a packed crowd to seal consecutive singles wins and gain some early momentum in the Australian summer.
Dressed in Aussie green and gold, Tomic prepares to slice a return to Panfil. Source: Getty Images
Panfil, the world No.288 who replaced the injured Jerzy Janowicz in the tournament, entered the match having not lost a set in the tournament so far, but was simply blown away by his younger opponent early on.
Tomic dropped just three points on serve for the entire set as he raced through to collect the first 6-1 in just 19 minutes.
The second set was more of a competitive affair, but Tomic was able to produce two breaks of serve to wrap up the match in under an hour.
It may be a dead rubber but the Perth crowd turned out in numbers to see Tomic play Panfil. Source: Getty Images
Poland remains in the box seat to make Saturday night's final in the teams event, with Agnieszka Radwanska set to take on Sam Stosur next.
Poland will seal a berth in the final with a win in the rubber, but can also progress with a competitive loss.
Tomic, who headed to the outdoor practice court immediately following the win, said he was pleased with his effort and said his game was suited to playing the left-handed Panfil.
An aerial view of Tomic as reaches for a forehand to smack back at Panfil. Source: Getty Images
"I felt comfortable today," he said.
"I knew he wouldn't like my game, so I had that as an advantage, and I tried to play aggressive when I had the chance."
Tomic will fly east tomorrow ahead of the Sydney International tournament later this month, where he snared the title last summer.
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The 21-year-old said he would take confidence from the Hopman Cup after registering two wins from his three singles matches.
"I think I generally played very good," he said.
"I'm happy with this confidence leading into Sydney. If I have the chance to start the tournament well there, I think I can defend (my title).
"But there's a lot of good players entering Sydney, so I've got to prepare well over the next four or five days to give myself the best chance."
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