BERNARD Tomic's father John appears to have again landed in trouble, this time over reports he headbutted his son's hitting partner during a practice session.

European media are this morning reporting Tomic Snr was arrested and jailed in Madrid after allegedly breaking the nose of a member of Tomic's team.

The injured man is understood to be 29-year-old Thomas Drouet, a Frenchman and former player who is employed as Tomic's hitting partner.

Tomic Jnr is currently in Madrid, where he today lost his opening round match in straight sets to Czech Radek Stepanek.

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Originally published as Tomic's father arrested over assault