Former World No. 1โข Lleyton Hewitt Suspended forโข Incident at Davis Cup
Lleyton Hewitt, former world number one adn current Australian Davis Cup coach, has been suspended for two weeks and fined AUD $30,000 (approximately โ3 million yen) by the International Tennis โฃIntegrity โฃAgency (ITIA) for inappropriate conduct. The incident occurred following the australia-Italy Davis Cup Finals semi-finalโ match inโ Malaga, Spain on November 23, โฃ2024.
The ITIA charged Hewitt on January 6,2025,alleging he pushed an anti-doping staff member. Hewitt โขargued hisโ actions were self-defense, but the ITIA determined his response was โnot reasonable or appropriate after deliberation.
The suspension will be effective from โฃSeptember 24,โข 2025, to October 7, 2025, during whichโฃ time Hewitt โฃis prohibited from participating in any tennis-related activities, including coaching.
hewitt, 44, achieved โaโ career-high ranking of world numberโค one in 2001 – the youngest player to do so at the time โ- andโ won the 2001 US Open and โขtheโ 2002 Wimbledon championships. He retired as a professional player after the 2016 Australian โขOpen and has since focused on developing the next generationโ of Australian tennis talent as manager of the Davis Cup team.