Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt walking through the Palm Ridge court where he was found guilty of rape and indecent assault in Johannesburg.  AFP PHOTO
Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt walking through the Palm Ridge court where he was found guilty of rape and indecent assault in Johannesburg.
AFP PHOTO

PRETORIA: Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt was sentenced to six years in jail in South Africa on Monday for raping and assaulting young girls he coached in the 1980s and 1990s.

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