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July 13 - A South African tennis player, who was verbally attacked during an ATP event in the UK last month, saw justice done, after his abuser was banned from the game of tennis for six months and fined a hefty amount.
The former junior Australian Open champion, Brydan Klein, apologized to Raven Klaasen after calling him a derogatory racial term (the dreaded and illegal K-word) and spitting in the direction of his coach and another player.
The 19 year old, who won the junior grand slam event in 2007, was banned from tennis for half a year and was told to pay out $10K in fine money.
He will also have to undergo a racial sensitivity course.
In a statement issued to the Australian Associated Press, Klein was quoted as saying, "I sincerely regret my error in judgment in using the language I did and I am deeply sorry for the offence caused."
"I am accepting the ATP's ruling and am now looking to put the whole incident behind me. I will undergo a racial sensitivity course and am determined to learn from this mistake."
Tennis Australia also fined Klein $13,290 for the same slur against Klaasen and cut off his funding grants. Klein was suspended from the Australian Institute of Sport.
"Tennis Australia completely supports the sanction and is heartened by the fact that Brydan will undergo the racial sensitivity course," said the director of tennis at Tennis Australia, Craig Tiley. "We hope that at the very least he can learn something from this."
We're surprised that an Australian adolescent would even know that word. Klein shouldn't be allowed to play professional tennis - one less poor sport from a nation of poor sports would make no difference to the game. He has also been banned before for verbally abusing opponents by using racist language, so clearly the guy is a miserable little pig.
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