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A frail-looking Hewitt, 75, attended the first day of his
trial at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg where he
denied all the charges related to his time coaching children in
South Africa in the 1980s.
Australian-born Hewitt, who arrived at court in a cream suit and
accompanied by his wife, won nine Grand Slam doubles and six
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.
Hewitt missed earlier court dates for health reasons. His doctor
said last year that Hewitt remains ill after suffering from a
stroke in 2010 and a heart attack in 2011.
(Reporting by Joe Brock)
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