(Reuters) -Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt was handed a two-week suspension and a fine of A$30,000 ($19,803) after being found guilty of pushing a doping control official, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Wednesday.

Hewitt was charged in January for engaging in offensive conduct towards a doping control official after he pushed a 60-year-old volunteer anti-doping chaperone following their semi-final loss to Italy last November.

Hewitt denied the charge and cited self-defence, but an independent tribunal upheld the charge, saying the Australian’s behaviour was “not reasonable and proportionate” and that his actions did not meet the requirements of self-defence.

“Anti-doping personnel play a fundamental role behind the scenes in upholding the integrity

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