Hewitt loved or hated in Argentina?
There were an unusually large number of articles about how Hewitt and Team Australia got a warm welcome in Argentina over the past week - so many that I became a little suspicious. Check out these two articles I found.
Hewitt, who had fretted over being as welcome here as George W Bush in the Tora Bora caves, had earlier hit tennis balls into the stands to the delight of children and signed autographs and, now, suddenly, he was being feted like a rock star amid chaotic scenes. Australian
That was what most of the media was reporting.
Australian fans traded insults with Maradona, who was seen taunting Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis during the opening singles rubbers.
At least one spectator was ejected from a heaving Parque Roca stadium as Hewitt was taken to the brink of defeat by Jose Acasuso, trailing 4-0 in the fifth set.
Philippoussis was enraged by the raucous, unsporting crowd as he lost to David Nalbandian in straight sets, while Hewitt was repeatedly abused.
One of Tennis Australia’s private bodyguards confronted a male spectator after the man was seen spitting on Hewitt from the front row. Daily Telegraph
Now I don’t know who to believe.