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The Australian-born Hewitt, 75, had been charged with
assaulting three under-age girls during his time coaching
children in South Africa in the 1980s and 1990s.
Hewitt won nine Grand Slam doubles and six Grand Slam mixed
doubles titles in the 1960s and 1970s.
He also reached the semi-finals of the men's singles at the
Australian Open three times, and won the Davis Cup with South
Africa in 1974 after settling there.
The prosecution and defense both presented closing arguments at
the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Monday. Hewitt
had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
His doctor said last year that Hewitt remained ill after
suffering a stroke in 2010 and a heart attack in 2011.
(Reporting by Zandi Shabalala; Editing by James Macharia and
Kevin Liffey)
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