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Lleyton Hewitt Suspended, Fined for Incident with Anti-Doping Official

Posted : 10 September 2025

Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has been suspended for two weeks and fined A$30,000 ($19,803) after being found guilty of pushing a doping control official, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Wednesday.

 

The charge stemmed from an incident last November following Australia’s semifinal defeat to Italy in the Davis Cup. Hewitt was accused of offensive conduct after shoving a 60-year-old volunteer anti-doping chaperone. He denied the allegation, arguing that his actions were in self-defence. However, an independent tribunal rejected his claim, ruling that his behaviour was “not reasonable and proportionate” and did not satisfy the requirements for self-defence.

 

Karen Moorhouse, CEO of the ITIA, stressed the importance of protecting officials who work behind the scenes to safeguard tennis integrity. “Anti-doping personnel play a fundamental role, and they should be able to perform their duties without fear of physical contact. In this case, that line was clearly crossed, and action was necessary,” she said in a statement.

 

The suspension will run from September 24 to October 7, during which Hewitt will be barred from all tennis-related activities, including coaching, mentoring, captaincy, and playing. Importantly, the punishment will not affect Australia’s Davis Cup qualifier against Belgium in Sydney on September 13-14. Tribunal chair Michael Heron explained that the timing of the ban was intended to avoid being “unduly punitive” by disrupting Hewitt’s immediate Davis Cup responsibilities.

 

Hewitt, a former Wimbledon and US Open champion, still has the option to appeal the decision, although the ITIA confirmed no appeal has yet been filed.

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