US Open officials clear Tomic of 'tanking' match against Roddick

Australian teenage tennis star Bernard Tomic has been cleared of tanking a match by US Open officials.

Officials accepted Tomic's version of events, with a spokesman telling AAP on Saturday that the International Tennis Federation (ITF) "looked into the match like it looks at every match but no action will be taken" against the Australian

Earlier, former tennis great John McEnroe had accused Tomic of not trying hard enough to avoid his second-round loss to American Andy Roddick.

Tomic angrily denied "tanking" the match when asked to respond to McEnroe's claim after Roddick sent the 19-year-old packing from the singles with a 6-3 6-4 6-0 hammering on Friday night.

The youngster was playing at sold-out Arthur Ashe Stadium, the world's largest tennis arena with a capacity of almost 23,000 spectators, for the first time and against retiring home hero Andy Roddick.

ABC News quoted Tomic, as saying: "I felt like anything I did, I wasn't quite sure how to respond. I wasn't quite comfortable, I think, the whole match on that court. It was very strange.

He added: "It was a good experience to play on that court. I had to get confronted on that court sooner or later."