The second half of the tennis season usually brings rivalries, rankings drama, and a whole lot of tension. But this time, the headlines haven’t come from the court, they’ve come from the courtroom! Two-time Davis Cup champion and Australian team captain Lleyton Hewitt has landed himself in hot water with the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). And the punishment? Let’s just say it stings.

On September 10, the ITIA confirmed Hewitt has been hit with a two-week suspension and a AU$30,000 fine. The ruling came after an independent tribunal reviewed his case under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP). This wasn’t your usual failed test story. Instead, it was about what happens when you cross the line with doping officials. Hewitt found out the hard way.

It all dates back to No

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