dinglinga wrote:sensationalise???
the difference between norman and hewitt though is norman never called his home town supporters spastics
abuse officals, abuse his coach etc
Abusing of umpires and officials has gone on for years in tennis, a lot worse than Hewitt has ever done and by a number of Australian tennis players who are considered greats in our country. Abusing of coaches happens all the time on the football field and goes unnoticed don't see why tennis should be any different. Not a good thing but not the end of the world. The other things you are talking about are things that happened years ago and has made up for, all kids make mistakes when they are young.
Those kinds of things seem to be all people can come up with as to why they don't like Hewitt. They also say they don't like his parents yet his parents very rarely make comment about anything. Then you hear they are pulling the strings in the background which is a big load of rubbish. We all know the history from when his was younger but the guy is one of the most mentally tough tennis players to play the game ever, got married and had a child. Somehow people telling me he is a puppet for his parents doesn't really add up.
It’s all myth and often a media beat up with Hewitt and unfortunately people just fall into line. Anyway I am not here to convince people and I am sure I won't but it certainly is a case of tall poppy syndrome in my opinion. I think its fine for people not to like him but don't just go along with it just because its the popular opinion.