ATP Challenger Tour streaming match [6] Edan Leshem (ISR) vs [10] Mukund Sasikumar (IND) A corporate lawyer married to Britains former No 1 tennis player is on trial accused of rape, it has been reported. She beat Eva Martincov in round one of qualifying before losing to Yuka Yoshida. The following year in 2015, Anne wed Andrew and gave birth to their daughter Ava. Despite this, she was still named in the Fed Cup team alongside Laura Robson, Heather Watson and Johanna Konta to face Portugal, Hungary and Bosnia. Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. The woman visited a specialist rape centre in central London five days later and was examined by a doctor, the court heard. ", Describing the second date, he said: "It would have been quite fun. Giving evidence on Friday, he became emotional when he described his home life in front of his family members in the gallery, but today he appeared calm wearing a blue suit and blue striped tie. 2013. 84.[15]. She faced Janet Lee in round one and lost. 'Is it or may it be because she is anxious to secure a criminal conviction before pursuing a civil claim for damages, or can you be sure that this is simply a case of her finally being emboldened to come forward? After that, she . She also said the alleged victim did not ask him to stop at all during the first alleged attack, although the alleged victim says her head was face down on the pillow and she couldn't breathe. 48 (achieved 23 February 2009). After Wimbledon, she reached the final round of qualifying for the US Open and lost to Maureen Drake but had no more notable results that year. They were, however, beaten by top seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova. He was charged in November last year. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. [15], Keothavong began her 2009 season by launching her official website before heading to Auckland where she reached the semifinals. The woman told police that Mr Bretherton had played Welcome to the Jungle by Guns 'N Roses before attacking her. This page is updated often with latest details about Anne Keothavong. Earlier in the trial, jurors were told the alleged victim became interested in taking the case further after reading about a civil suit Harvey Weinstein was facing in Britain. Keothavong again represented her country in the Fed Cup in April and won one of her three singles matches. She denied this and said she had already spent three years researching how she could take the case forward. Ms Keothavong described her husband as a fantastic person who she loves even more as the rape case against him continues. She also reached one more $25k final this year, also in Lagos, where she lost to Petra Cetkovsk in three sets. Keothavong also played in the doubles with Ayumi Morita against Julie Coin and Marie-ve Pelletier, trailing 46, 53 when she attempted to run down a drop shot and, in trying to avoid a collision with the net post, suffered a serious knee injury, rupturing her left anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, a similar injury to the one she suffered in 2004 in her right knee. She is not dating anyone currently. She made her Junior ITF tour debut at age 12. The alleged victim claims company lawyer Andrew Bretherton pinned her face down on his bed and smothered her until she feared she would die during a horrific sexual assault after a date in May 2008. [15], In 2000, Keothavong played ten ITF events, losing in the qualifying stages in one, round one in three others, the second round four times (once as a lucky loser) and the quarterfinal in the $50k tournament in Cardiff. She defeated Maria Elena Camerin, Michelle Larcher de Brito and No. 'She has grown to convince herself of her own truth and her own interpretation of what actually happened which is far less sensational, far less dramatic and thoroughly embarrassing.'. Despite Keothavong winning each of her three singles matches in the round-robin stage, Britain was forced to fight relegation from the Europe/Africa Group I by playing Portugal. Keothavong then moved on to Torhout, Belgium for a $50k event. Lawyer is married to Britain's former number one tennis star Anne Keothavong. who married tennis star Miss Keothavong, 39, in 2015, denies two counts of rape. [46], After this, Keothavong played the Stanford Classic in California where she lost in the opening round of the singles to Elena Dementieva. She did not play again that year and finished with a ranking of world No. [15], 2001 started well for Keothavong; in her first tournament of the year she won the title by beating compatriot Emily Webley-Smith in the quarterfinals and Elodie Le Bescond in the final. During cross-examination, his lawyer Sarah Forshaw KC told jurors that there were too many inconsistencies in the alleged victim's account for them to be sure that she was telling the truth. She has siblings named James, Mark and . In 2015, Bretherton tied the knot with Anne Keothavong, who was previously Britain's number one tennis player. Corporate lawyer Andrew Bretherton told a jury: "I was brought up to respect women" after he was accused of attacking the alleged victim on a date. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 41, in a performance assisted by a rain delay when Keothavong was 31 down in the first set. This meant that although they lost ties against Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia, they avoided a place in the relegation play-offs for another year. She next competed in the main draw of Wimbledon where in the first round, she lost to Virginie Razzano. Andrew Bretherton, 49,pictured outside Inner London Crown Court, was accused of raping the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at his flat in Kensington, south west London, in May 2008, Bretherton, pictured with his wife former British tennis number one Anne Keothavong, right, denied the allegation. Anne Keothavong has not been previously engaged. Retired tennis player Anne Keothavong becomes a mother as she welcomed her first baby on Nov. 18. Company lawyer Andrew Bretherton, 49, is on trial accused of raping an American woman at his west London flat after the two went on a date in May 2008. 80, Patricia Mayr. Join Community Grow Your Business. A wildcard granted Keothavong entry to the main draw of Wimbledon for the fourth consecutive year where she won her first-round match, beating Nicole Pratt, the world No. According to Chinese Zodiac, Anne was born in the Year of the Pig. After this, another wildcard allowed Keothavong entry into the main draw of the Wimbledon Championships where she faced Mariana Daz Oliva in the first round and lost in straight sets. Mr Bretherton, who had bought a packed bag with him, showed little visible emotion as the jury foreman said he was not guilty of each charge while his wife, Anne, wept in the public gallery. She qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg, a Tier-III tournament, where she lost to Anna Smashnova in the first round. Anne Keothavong is a 39-year-old British Tennis Player from England, United Kingdom. In June, she was given a wildcard into the qualifying draw of Birmingham where she lost in round one. This was followed by a wildcard into the Eastbourne qualifying tournament where Arantxa Parra Santonja defeated her in the first round. Later in February, Keothavong reached the quarterfinals of an ITF tournament in Orange, California ($25k) and one month later, in March, she reached another ITF final, again $25k. Keothavong went straight into the main draw at the Australian Open, but had to retire due to illness from her first-round match after losing the first set to Mona Barthel. Without the encouragement of her husband, Andrew Bretherton, a corporate lawyer, and . She partnered Sarah Borwell to take on Mayr and Yvonne Meusburger in the doubles, and again lost in straight sets. Bretherton, who married the former British No 1 tennis star in 2015, denies two counts of rape. [29] After Wimbledon, Keothavong made a successful start to her American hardcourt season by winning three matches to qualify for the Tier II event in Stanford. 25, gnes Szvay. 10.5M views. In the group stages she played singles, defeating opponents from Portugal,[49] and Israel in the group stages but losing to the Netherlands. She competed in three more $25k tournaments that year and reached the semifinals in two of them. She then defeated Sania Mirza in the first round before giving Marion Bartoli a tough time in round two in a match which she eventually lost in three tight sets. Defended by Sarah Forshaw KC of . . [3] After that, she became a member of BT Sport's tennis coverage team, alongside Martina Navratilova and fellow British ex-number one Sam Smith. Sarah Forshaw told the jury: Whilst we were going out he was a very nice person to take him to my parents, they loved him. [40], Following this, Keothavong began her clay court season by defeating Maret Ani to reach the second round of the Grand Prix in Fes, Morocco[41] where she was defeated by Lourdes Domnguez Lino. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. [4], Anne Keothavong was born in Hackney in London, to parents who had fled from their wartorn home country of Laos in the 1970s. He held her so hard that she was unable to see anything.. They began kissing on the edge of Brethertons bed, then when she pushed his hands away as he tried to undo her trousers he got up and walked to his stereo, the prosecutor added. Keothavong announced her retirement on 24 July 2013. Jurors took less than an hour to unanimously acquit Andrew Bretherton, 49, of two counts of rape alleged to have taken place more than 14 years ago in May 2008. Mr Bretherton married former GB No 1 Anne in 2015, and they have two children. [57] At the pre-match dinner the day before, Nastase asked for Keothavong's room number. An American woman who says she was raped by the husband of former British tennis number one Anne Keothavong has been accused of 'making a mountain out of a News Business Keothavong did not compete again until mid-June when she was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Hastings Direct International where she was defeated by Japanese veteran, Ai Sugiyama. In the run up to Wimbledon, Keothavong was given a wildcard into the main draw of the Birmingham Classic where in the first round she faced world No. She lost in a controversial match where a mistake by the umpire allowed Chakvetadze to serve first in the final set, an advantage which should have gone to Keothavong. Former British number one tennis star Anne Keothavong sobbed in court yesterday as she described rape allegations made against her husband as a 'sick joke.'Corporate lawyer Andrew Bretherton, 49, is on trial accused of raping an American woman in his west London flat after the pair shared a date in May 2008. This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 03:26. Jurors had previously heard . In the first round she faced world No. She added: He isn't an aggressive person, this has been so outrageous, he isn't an aggressive person. The former tennis champion and her husband hugged and kissed outside the courtroom after the case finished. They are always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility. Other details Bretherton denied included the woman's claims she was relieved there was a lock on his bathroom door, claiming she feared he would try and murder her. In 2018, she made enquiries about the possibility of bringing civil proceedings against Bretherton and eventually gave a recorded . 48 (achieved February 2009). UPDATE: Andrew Bretherton was acquitted unanimously by the jury on December 14, 2022. [55] She has siblings named James, Mark and Lena. Express. After this she headed to the ITF Circuit and won the $25k event in Belfort by defeating Nathalie Virin in the final. She also reached a total of three semifinals (one of which was at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships where she was beaten by Dinara Safina,[14] the future world number one, who like Anne, went on to reach a higher ranking in seniors than in juniors) and ten quarterfinals. On their fourth date, the pair shared dinner and a bottle of wine at a pub before Bretherton invited the woman for a drink at his Kensington flat. Keothavong had little success during the US Open Series, but the majority of her successes for 2011 came during the European hardcourt series towards the end of the year. She won the $75k event in Barnstaple, defeating Marta Domachowska in the finaland she also won the doubles event with Eva Birnerov. Wimbledon Champions Dinner - Red Carpet Arrivals. Andrew Bretherton, 49, is accused of raping the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at his flat in Kensington, south west London, in May 2008. In June, she was given wildcards into the qualifying draws for the Birmingham Classic (where she was beaten in the first round of qualifying) and the Eastbourne International (where she reached the second round of qualifying) and the main draw of Wimbledon. He married retired Wimbledon favourite Keothavong, 39, in 2015. In the other four events, she either lost in the first round or qualifying stages. Anne was awarded an MBE last year. [2] Anne was British No. After Wimbledon, Keothavong reached two consecutive finals of $50k events in Lexington and Vancouver, facing Stphanie Dubois in the finals of both and winning once. She told Mr Bretherton: As I am sure you understand, once a complaint is made the officers are only doing their job. Married Andrew Bretherton on 28th February 2015 and as at November 2017 has 2 children. Top Contributors this Month The alleged rape victim waited for 10-and-a-half years before naming Mr Bretherton to police. This injury ended Keothavong's year and as a result, her year-end ranking dropped to world No. May saw Keothavong reach the second round of qualifying for the French Open. She also claims Oxford-educated Bretherton pinned her face down on his bed with such force she feared she would suffocate. Her final ranking of 2002 was world No. Discover the net worth of Anne Keothavong on CelebsMoney. 'I wish you and all your family the very best for the future.'. I was brought up to respect women. Anne Keothavong has not been previously engaged. Andrew Bretherton, 49, who is married to the tennis star, told jurors he had never owned a silver boombox and dismissed much of the alleged victim's testimony as untrue. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. [50] The team qualified for a play-off against Austria in which Keothavong beat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner and Great Britain won 20 to secure a place in the World Group II play-off to be held in April 2012. [31] However No. The court was also told she initially refused to give police access to certain material such as her therapist's records. Anne Viensouk Keothavong is a retired Laotian-British tennis player. 268. Bretherton picked up after the officer persisted and said he was racking his brain for any incident in his life that could prompt the allegation. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed that he pinned her face down on the bed so she could not breathe before forcing himself on her without her consent. Tennis star Anne Keothavong broke down in tears in court as she defended her husband in a rape trial. He slapped her hard on her right buttock and she said that was too rough, or something along those lines. When case officer DC Turner first attempted to call Bretherton to tell him of the allegations he ignored the calls, thinking it was a prank, the court heard. In February, she reached the semifinals in Sutton, London ($25k) as a qualifier. In singles, she won one title at the LTA Junior International Tournament Bisham Abbey where she beat compatriot Elena Baltacha in the final. Anne Keothavong is known for being a Tennis Player. [51], Keothavong lost in straight sets to Melinda Czink in the first round of the French Open. She then reached the quarterfinals of her next tournament, the $10k event in Tipton. She won the first two by beating Veronika Chvojkov and Claire Peterzan, respectively, and lost the third to compatriot, Melanie South. Mrs Forshaw KC told jurors: 'You will want to consider whether she is a person who has the ability to dramatise a perfectly ordinary accident. She was born on Friday, September 16, 1983. 5 seed, Elena Dementieva, proved too much for Keothavong in the third round; Keothavong lost. The alleged victim said she went to Bretherton's flat in Kensington, west London, after a date in May 2008. After Bretherton got down from the stand, and his wife took his place, she was also emotional as she told the court: The Andrew I know is a fantastic person, he is truly is a decent, decent man who makes me laugh every day, who makes me feel good about myself and a fantastic, fantastic father and great husband - he is very kind.. Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. It took a jury less than an hour to unanimously acquit Andrew Bretherton, 49, of two counts of rape allegedly committed more than 14 years ago in May 2008. You held your head high and answered all the questions. In May, she reached the semifinals of an $25k in Antalya and lost in the second round of the French Open qualifying tournament to Mara Emilia Salerni. She bowed out to Maria Elena Camerin, in straight sets. At Wimbledon, Keothavong defeated fellow Brit Naomi Broady in the first round before losing in the second round to No. Mr Bretherton married the former British No 1 tennis star in 2015, and they have two children. The woman tried to wriggle free but was unable to move as she was allegedly attacked. Keothavong then headed to the Australian Open in order to attempt to qualify and she again lost in the first round to Sandra Klsel. In her career, she won a total of 28 titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. Tennis star Anne Keothavong's husband is cleared of rape. [15], She started slowly the new season; she played in 13 ITF tournaments and did not pass the second round in any. She battled past Ivana Lisjak in three sets before only dropping two games in a drubbing of Daniilidou. 702. Bretherton, who qualified at elite law firm Slaughter and May, met the woman . [37] Keothavong then endured three consecutive first round defeats in the Indian Wells Open,[38] the Miami Open[39] (both Premier Mandatory tournaments) and a $100k ITF tournament in Tourhout, Belgium, where she was forced to retire due to a viral illness. Andrew became an advocate for people with ME when he himself was diagnosed in 2015. British Tennis star Anne Keothavong shed tears in court after her lawyer husband was today (14 December) cleared of raping a woman before they were married. Brian ONeill KC, for the prosecution, said that on a fourth date, after dinner and wine at a pub, Bretherton invited the woman for a drink at his Kensington flat. People born in the Year of the Pig are good-mannered. In April 2001, aged 17, she became, until Katie Swan in 2016, the youngest player ever to play in the Fed Cup for the British team, and she is second (alongside Elena Baltacha) to Virginia Wade's record for most Fed Cup ties played for the Great Britain with 39. Anne Keothavong is single. She told Mr Bretherton: 'As I am sure you understand, once a complaint is made the officers are only doing their job.
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