Bernard Tomic
Bernard Tomic of Australia leaves the court after losing his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 3, 2015. Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett

Miami-based lawyer Chad Piotrowski said that Australia’s highest-ranked tennis player Bernard Tomic should have never been put under arrest, after thoroughly investigating the incident that took place at a Miami hotel in July. Mr Piotrowski said that he is hoping that a good ruling to Tomic’s case will soon be established.

According to AAP, Mr Piotrowski conducted his own analysis of the Miami incident, the latest in Tomic’s controversies. He believes that the 2011 Wimbledon quarterfinalist is “innocent.” The report said Mr Piotrowski’s witnesses as well as the new evidence that the lawyer obtained from the W Hotel disproved the report that was filed by the Miami Beach Police Department.

"Mr Tomic should have never been arrested,” Mr. Piotrowski said. “I’ve been working closely with the prosecutor assigned to his case and I’m confident that we’ll have a favourable resolution soon.”

Judge Luise Krieger-Martin has granted a hearing for Tomic’s case at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami on Oct. 8. It has been said that the Australian tennis player is not required to be in attendance.

Meanwhile, Tomic, who kicked off this season ranked 71st, achieved his career-high singles rank as World No. 20 on Sept. 21. However, he dropped one notch down to 21st this week.

This season, Tomic has already contested in 23 tournaments with a 36-22 record. He won one title after successfully defending his crown at the 2015 Claro Open in Bogota. He had also taken part in two Davis Cup ties against Czech Republic in March and against Great Britain two weeks ago where he was crushed by Andy Murray in straight sets in the first of the tournament’s reverse singles match 5-7 3-6 2-6.

In grand slam tournaments, Tomic was beaten by Tomas Berdych in the fourth round 6-2 7-6 6-2 of the Australian Open, his best grand slam performance this season. At the Roland Garros, Tomic was upstaged by fellow compatriot Thanasi Kokkikanis in five sets 3-6 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-8 in the second round. He lost to ensuing winner Novak Djokovic in the third round of the Wimbledon 6-3 6-3 6-3. In New York, Tomic lost to Richard Gasquet also in the third round 6-4 6-3 6-1.

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