Bernard Tomic's Australian Open campaign is over before the tournament even begins after a three-set final-round qualifying loss to Italian Lorenzo Sonego.
Tomic looked shattered after the 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 defeat on Sunday, not moving to return serves in an often-punishing first set.
After a sorry start, there was a sad end for the Queenslander, who snapped at journalists on the way out of Melbourne Park.
Clearly drained after the taxing loss, Tomic sarcastically adopted his media persona when asked where he'd go from the loss.
"I just count money, that's all I do. I count my millions," he said.
"You go do what I did. You go make 13-14 million. Good luck guys. Bye bye."
Tomic is at a career crossroads.
The world No.142 will further slump in the ATP rankings as he will lose his points earned from a third-round appearance at Melbourne Park last year.
Denied a wildcard from Tennis Australia and forced into qualifying, Tomic will now miss his home grand slam for the first time since 2008.
The fallen former Australian No.1's performances earlier in the week gave hope that a comeback could be on the cards.
He routed Vincent Millot in 48 minutes and then steadied against American Tommy Paul in the second round, winning in a third set tiebreak.
