Andrew Bretherton found not guilty after inconsistencies in his alleged victims evidence were pointed out during the two-week trial. Anne Keothavong's husband Andrew Bretherton, 49, has been cleared of rape after the tennis star broke down in court and branded a US woman's sex attack claims 'a sick joke'. 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. 177.[15]. Andrew became an advocate for people with ME when he himself was diagnosed in 2015. Vathana is her mother's name, and she has two brothers, James, a tennis umpire, and Mark. Lawyers for Mr Bretherton also claimed she had given conflicting accounts about the alleged rape and tried to prevent some of the evidence from being disclosed. Her father, Somsak, encouraged her to play short tennis from a young age. Back at his flat, Bretherton said he "helped her take off her underwear" and the court heard she suffered a minor injury during sex. She reached the quarterfinals after beating two Asian players, Yurika Sema in straight sets and Tamarine Tanasugarn in three after losing a tight first set. 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. She competed in three more $25k tournaments that year and reached the semifinals in two of them. But it later emerged that she had never mentioned that when she visited a rape crisis centre within a week of the alleged attack. In 2017, Keothavong became Fed Cup captain for Great Britain, leading the team to win all four ties played in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. She then moved onto grass in her home country and won a round at the $100k event in Nottingham, before losing to Stphanie Dubois. View Anne Keothavong height, weight & body stats The issues are classic ones for a jury as they are one person's word against another with no supporting witnesses to support the account. 'If you are sure she has told you the truth it would be your duty to convict.'. Annes life path number is 1. 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.. Check back often as we will continue to update this page with new relationship details. Nevertheless, in reaching the semifinals she became the first British woman to reach the semifinals of a WTA clay-court event since Jo Durie reached the semifinals of the 1983 French Open, 26 years before. 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. They won 20 thanks to yet another victory in singles from Keothavong and a singles victory from O'Brien. She added: He isn't an aggressive person, this has been so outrageous, he isn't an aggressive person. [2] She then came up against reigning world No. Sponsored At that point, in her words, something switched in him and he forcibly pushed her face down into the pillow, holding her head down with his hand. Elena Baltacha was her conqueror in the Hastings Direct whereas Jelena Jankovi was the victor over Keothavong in Wimbledon. In February she reached two consecutive ITF semifinals in Tipton ($25k) and St. Paul ($50k) before going on to lose in qualifying for the Cellular South Cup and in qualifying for Indian Wells in March. She denied this and said she had already spent three years researching how she could take the case forward. The other tournament she entered was the qualifying event for Wimbledon in which she participated courtesy of a wildcard. 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. In singles, she won one title at the LTA Junior International Tournament Bisham Abbey where she beat compatriot Elena Baltacha in the final. It was on November 29 of this year (2016), another revelation happened to Anne as she was confirmed to be the new . ", The alleged victim then left the flat and Bretherton said: "We didn't really speak after that.". These 20-somethings to early 30-year-olds have redefined the workplace. 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. 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. The most compatible signs with Virgo are generally considered to be Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, and Capricorn. Bookmark this page and come back for updates. Keothavong then headed to the Australian Open in order to attempt to qualify and she again lost in the first round to Sandra Klsel. He has waited for almost four years to clear his name after police first told him about the rape allegations in January 2019. 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Anne Keothavong's husband has been cleared of rape after the tennis star broke down in court and branded a US woman's sex attack claims 'a sick joke'. She defeated Angelique Kerber in an ITF event in Prerov, Czech Republic in November 2006. George Odling Crime Correspondent For The Daily Mail The 39-year-old American was born in the Year of the Pig and is part of Millennials Generation. In the run up to Wimbledon, Keothavong lost in the first round of the Birmingham Classic to Kateryna Bondarenko and in the first round of the Rosmalen Open to Sara Errani. Keothavong married Andrew Bretherton on 28 February 2015. The woman, who cannot be named, told how she feared corporate lawyer Andrew Bretherton would 'suffocate' her in the bedroom of his 'small flat in a grand building' after he pushed her face into the pillow with his 'semi-professional tennis arm'. Bretherton insists it was accidental. [15], Keothavong began her 2009 season by launching her official website before heading to Auckland where she reached the semifinals. [46], After this, Keothavong played the Stanford Classic in California where she lost in the opening round of the singles to Elena Dementieva. Andrew campaigns for better conditions and to stop the abuse of people living with ME. She told Mr Bretherton: As I am sure you understand, once a complaint is made the officers are only doing their job. She is not dating anyone currently. She told Mr Bretherton: 'As I am sure you understand, once a complaint is made the officers are only doing their job. 8 seed, Magdalena Maleeva, and was again beaten in three sets. She was then given a wildcard into the main draw of the Birmingham Classic where she lost to Laura Granville in the first round. The court was told that he met the complainant in the summer of 2007, and then again at a drinks party the following year, the Daily Mail reported. The first generation to reach adulthood in the new millennium, Millennials are the young technology gurus who thrive on new innovations, startups, and working out of coffee shops. They were, however, beaten by top seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Yaroslava Shvedova. She decided to make a break for it, unlocked the bathroom door, grabbed her jacket from the side of the bed, picked up her bag and ran for the door. What you see is what you get with Andrew, anyone who knows Andrew knows what a good person he is, he quietly gets on with everything, he is a decent man. [16] Immediately after Wimbledon she headed to Felixstowe to participate in a $25k tournament where she reached the quarterfinals. The first was in Nottingham, a $10k event, where she beat Karen Paterson in a three-set final and the second was a $25k tournament in Lagos where she defeated Maa Zec Pekiri to win the title. 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. Wimbledon Champions Dinner - Red Carpet Arrivals. She was born in Hackney, London and began playing tennis at Hackney Downs and Highbury Fields at age 7. Defended by Sarah Forshaw KC of . In her first-round match in Wimbledon, she faced American, Vania King, and lost the first set. They are conservative by nature and cautious with their hearts, they benefit from a more flirtatious aggressive partner to start things off. 1, Dinara Safina, in the first round of the French Open and endured the dreaded "double bagel" when she was defeated, 06, 06. The woman told police she thought she would die during the alleged attack. [25] February saw her join compatriots, Melanie South, Katie O'Brien and Elena Baltacha, to represent Britain in the Fed Cup. Former British Tennis Player Anne Keothavong's Husband Accused Of Rape. Bretherton is represented by Sarah Forshaw KC, who told the court that his wife, who competed in four separate Wimbledon Championships and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics, would be a character witness for him. [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. 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 2015, Bretherton tied the knot with Anne Keothavong, who was previously Britain's number one tennis player. In August and September, she reached four consecutive ITF finals, winning three. During her American hardcourt season, she reached the quarterfinals of a $50k tournament in Lexington where she fell to Camille Pin of France. [55] She then entered the French Open where she lost a closely fought match in the first round to Vesna Dolonc. 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. [58], In October 2020 she was nominated to the board of the All England Club. In late April, Keothavong competed in the Fed Cup and helped Britain avoid relegation from the Africa/Europe Zone Group I by beating Caroline Wozniacki to help Britain beat Denmark. She next competed in the main draw of Wimbledon where in the first round, she lost to Virginie Razzano. In the Madrid Open, she beat Mariana Duque Marino in round one[42] before losing to Lucie afov in the second round. Andrew Bretherton, 49, pinned the woman face down on his bed so she felt she was being suffocated before forcing himself inside her without her consent, jurors were told. However, you will find some great articles which you can comment on right now in our Comment section. "Our best achievement to date," Keothavong, who tied the knot with Andrew Bretherton after a brief engagement in February, wrote on Twitter. 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. After this she headed to the ITF Circuit and won the $25k event in Belfort by defeating Nathalie Virin in the final. Mr Bretherton married the former British No 1 tennis star in 2015, and they have two children. In April, she reached the semifinals of the $25k event in Patras and competed for Great Britain in the Fed Cup where she won one of her three singles rubbers. She did this by defeating Sara Errani[21] in the first round, Sunitha Rao in round two[22] and Tzipi Obziler in the quarterfinals. She then entered the $25k tournament in Sunderland where she beat four compatriots; Melanie South, Rebecca Llewellyn, Sarah Coles and Katie O'Brien in straight sets to reach the final where she was beaten by Elise Tamala. 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. It was at this point that her misgivings started. She continued as captain for the 2018 and 2019 Fed Cup, winning promotion in April 2019 to World Group II for the first time in 26 years. [34] She lost to Virginie Razzano in the second round. Keothavong attended Kingsland Secondary School in Hackney. In the other four events, she either lost in the first round or qualifying stages. 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. After that, she . Virgos are often slow to fall in love. The woman told police he had played Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses before attacking her. The husband of Britain's former tennis number one Anne Keothavong yesterday denied raping a woman saying: "It was 100 percent consensual." Corporate lawyer Andrew Bretherton told a jury: "I was . The woman visited a specialist rape centre in central London five days later and was examined by a doctor, the court heard. The alleged victim said she went to Bretherton's flat in Kensington, west London, after a date in May 2008. If you see something that doesnt look right, contact us. Keothavong then won back-to-back ITF events. Whos the richest Tennis Player in the world? The former tennis champion and her husband hugged and kissed outside the courtroom after the case finished. In her very next tournament, she reached the fourth WTA Tour semifinal of her career and her third in 2009 in the Warsaw Open. This was followed by a wildcard into the Eastbourne qualifying tournament where Arantxa Parra Santonja defeated her in the first round. Andrew Bretherton, who qualified at the leading City law firm Slaughter and May, and married Anne Keothavong in 2015, denies the offence, allegedly committed in May 2008. She then fell in three sets to Sofia Arvidsson in the semifinals, after battling back from a set down lost she lost the decider. Keothavong then qualified again and this time reached the semifinals of the Luxembourg Open, defeating Ana Ivanovic in straight sets along the way before losing a close match to Monica Niculescu. Time magazine called them The Me Me Me Generation because they want it all. When Mr Bretherton returned to the bed, he began to take her trousers down. The court was also told she had at one point said she felt 'bullied' into pressing charges by police officers, and had been 'interrogated' and 'made to feel like the perpetrator' by cops. They were the kids of the 1990s who were born roughly between 1980 and 2000. [33] This was only the second time in her career that she reached the semifinals of a WTA Tour event. The whole thing is ridiculous, he would never do that [rape], he has never been remotely aggressive. 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. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in. Tennis star Anne Keothavong's husband is cleared of rape. 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. The season began well for Keothavong as she started off by qualifying for the Tier-V Hobart International, beating Kaia Kanepi along the way. In her next tournament (Surbiton $25k), she reached the semifinals but had to withdraw before the match. She felt that she was suffocating. I was brought up to respect women. An ex-girlfriend, who Bretherton was with for two-and-a-half to three years from 1998 told the court she never expected her former partner to be facing such allegations calling him the perfect man to bring to her parents.. [5][6] Her father, Somsak, encouraged her to play short tennis from an early age. [36] Despite this crushing defeat, a semifinal run was enough to help Keothavong make the hop from world No. Highest singles ranking was 48 on 23rd February 2009. [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. She bowed out to Maria Elena Camerin, in straight sets. 84.[15]. @5KBW. Tennis star Anne Keothavong broke down in tears in court as she defended her husband in a rape trial. After the verdict, Judge Jane Rowley told jurors: 'The common sense view was clearly shown in this case and you came to the right verdicts.'. Express. Ms Forshaw KC said 'common sense' should make jurors question why she did not immediately report it to police. Keothavong started her 2006 season by losing in the first round of qualifying for the Brisbane International (Tier III), the final round of qualifying for the Hobart International and the second round of qualifying for the Australian Open. Please check back soon for updates. 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. Inner London Crown Court heard he and the woman first met in 2007 and she had recalled how they went on four dates. Published: 10:07 EDT, 14 December 2022 | Updated: 11:25 EDT, 14 December 2022. Discover the net worth of Anne Keothavong on CelebsMoney. Andrew Bretherton, husband of UK tennis star Anne Keothavong has been cleared of rape at Inner London Crown Court. The woman tried to wriggle free but was unable to move as she was allegedly attacked. Anne Keothavong height, weight & body stats, Anne Keothavongs biography and horoscope. A woman who claims she was raped by the lawyer husband of tennis ace Anne Keothavong is a 'preacher of drama' who has 'convinced herself of her own truth', a court heard today.Andrew Bretherton, 49, is accused of raping the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at his flat in Kensington, south west In the third round Keothavong lost to Jamie Hampton. Anne Keothavong was born on the 16th of September in 1983 (Millennials Generation). We are no longer accepting comments on this article. She was beaten in the first round of qualifying by Stephanie Gehrlein. Keothavong's 2008 campaign began when Keothavong failed to qualify for the Tier-II tournament, the Sydney International. After the verdict, Judge Jane Rowley told jurors: The common sense view was clearly shown in this case and you came to the right verdicts.. 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. Keothavong made a disappointing start to 2013, losing in the first round qualifier in the Australian Open to Grace Min. 41, in a performance assisted by a rain delay when Keothavong was 31 down in the first set. 28, Sybille Bammer, but saw off a mugger in central London who tried to snatch her handbag[45] before heading to Wimbledon, where she experienced a first-round loss to world No. 146.4K posts. Anne Keothavong has not been previously engaged.
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