John Tomic has been allowed in to London’s Queen’s Club tennis tournament to watch his son Bernard play, despite his tour credentials remaining suspended by the ATP.

Tomic Sr, who is facing an assault charge, arrived at the event ahead of his son’s first-round clash with German Benjamin Becker on Tuesday after being given permission to enter as a spectator.

He had been banned from doing so at the French Open a fortnight ago, with officials in Paris told to stop him from entering the venue in any capacity.

However it’s understood Tomic had been in talks with officials at Queen’s in recent days and was allowed to enter the venue provided he was well behaved.

An ATP spokesman said it was up to individual tournaments to implement bans such as the one employed on John Tomic at Roland Garros.

“As per ATP rules … the ATP can prohibit any person from obtaining access to any areas at a tournament site that are not generally open or available to all members of the public,” the spokesman said.

“Any decision to prohibit a person from gaining entry into a tournament through general admissions must be taken by each tournament in question.

“The ATP continues its investigation into the incident in Madrid concerning John Tomic. Mr Tomic’s credential privileges continue to be suspended at all ATP tournaments until further notice.”

Tomic was accompanied by his son’s manager Fraser Wright as he waited to enter Court One, where Bernard was due to play later on Tuesday.

John Tomic declined to speak to the media.

The coach had his credentials suspended in May after he was charged with assaulting his son’s former training partner, Frenchman Thomas Drouet during the Madrid Masters.

He denies assault, saying he acted in self defence, and the case has been adjourned until October after Drouet said he was unable to attend the hearing set for last month.