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Tue Aug 6, 6:02 PM ET
Hewitt Fined by ATP for Not Giving Interview
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Reuters) - World number one Lleyton Hewitt launched
a furious tirade against the ATP, the organizers of men's tennis, after
they requested an interview only minutes before his first round match
in the $2.95 million Cincinnati Masters Tuesday.
The ATP said in a statement that they would be fining Hewitt either
$20,000 or half of his prize money for the event, whichever amount is
greater.
After the match Hewitt said: "I'm a bit surprised I was able to keep any
balls in court considering the crap that was going on before the match."
The 21-year-old, who has a reputation for reticence with the media, said
the ATP's request for a televised interview with ESPN before his match
against Robby Ginepri almost ruined his chances of winning the contest.
He went on to win 6-0 6-0 in just 41 minutes.
"I have never, ever done an interview... before I play a match. So this
crap is going on and in the end I wasn't going to walk on court, simple
as that."
Despite Hewitt's claims that the interview was a last minute request,
sources in the ATP say the player was asked as early as last Wednesday,
during the Masters Series event in Toronto.
Hewitt refused to do the interview there and had two further chances to
comply Sunday and Monday, but declined.
Under ATP rules players must do interviews with the tournament's host
broadcaster, in this case ESPN, as part of their commitments to the
STARS program.
【中文版】
[路透俄亥俄州辛辛那提電]
世界網球排名第一的澳洲選手休伊特周二痛斥男子職業網聯(ATP)，因為他被要求在
總獎金295萬美元的辛辛那提名人(大師)賽首輪比賽開賽前幾分鐘接受採訪。
ATP在聲明中說，將對休伊特罰款兩萬美元或他在該賽事中所獲獎金的一半，兩者將
取其高者。
休伊特在賽後說︰「一想到到比賽前那件令人討厭的事情，我對自己還能夠把球打
在場內感到有些驚訝。」
21歲的休伊特以對新聞界沉默寡言而聞名。他說ATP要求自己在與吉內普里
(RobbyGinepri)的比賽前，接受ESPN運動頻道訪問，幾乎毀掉了他取勝的可能性。
他僅用41分鐘，就以6-06-0獲勝。
「我從未接受過…在比賽前的採訪。所以如果進行採訪，我就不會上場參加比賽，
就這麼簡單。」
盡管休伊特聲稱這次採訪是在最後時刻提出的要求，但ATP的消息人士表示，這位
選手上周三在多倫多參加名人系列賽時就已經收到此項採訪通知。
休伊特當時在多倫多拒絕接受訪問，而且在周日和周一還有兩次機會進行訪問，但他
都加以拒絕。
根據ATP的規定，選手必須接受賽事轉播公司的採訪。而本次賽事的轉播公司正是
ESPN。(完)
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