Bodyguards for Hewitt
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ByEurosport
Published 15/09/2006 at 13:14 GMT
Tennis Australia will beef-up security for Lleyton Hewitt during next week's Davis Cup semi-final in Argentina. Two minders from a private security firm will closely watch the world number 15, who has clashed with several of the Argentine players in the p
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"This is the first time where we've felt it necessary to have this level of security," TA media manager John Lindsay said.
"We have held several discussions with Lleyton and we felt it was necessary to have this kind of arrangement in place to ensure he was part of the team.
"The security guards will accompany Lleyton throughout the weekend and give him the assurance we felt he needed. We've also had productive talks with the Argentine federation and are hopeful things will go smoothly."
The former US Open and Wimbledon champion was only confirmed in captain John Fitzgerald's team last week after expressing concerns about his safety during the match.
"The situation has got steadily worse for visiting teams and it takes only one whacker over there to turn things on its head," Hewitt said in July.
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