Overview

• Hewitt was found to have engaged in offensive conduct toward a 60-year-old volunteer chaperone after Australia’s Davis Cup semi-final loss to Italy in November 2024.
• An independent tribunal chaired by Michael Heron ruled his actions were not reasonable or proportionate and did not meet self‑defence requirements.
• The ban runs September 24–October 7 and bars him from all tennis-related activities, including coaching, mentoring, playing and captaincy.
• The tribunal deferred the start date to avoid being unduly punitive to team commitments and to allow time for a possible appeal, which has not been lodged.
• ITIA said the case relied on video, witness statements and interviews, and the tribunal recommended paying one-third of the fine to the chaperone as compensation.