Australian Bailed Out After Date-Rape Accusations
The latest in a growing number of brushes with the law is Paul Hanley, Australia’s top-ranked doubles player. Hanley was released on bail in London after being detained with accusations of date-raping a woman outside of his home near Wimbledon.
The incident supposedly occured in early March and with Hanley’s recent bail posted, the British tabloids have jumped all over the news. Hanley lost in the Rome Masters earlier this week and is expected to play Hamburg.
What is the deal with this rash of tennis players embroiled in illegal/criminal doings lately? Not to say Hanley is guilty - a thing like date-rape is difficult to prove. It’s going to be even harder to make the case stick against a person of Hanley’s status. (It’s not right, but it is how it is.)
It’s all a game of information and Hanley is staring at a love-40 hole, but I’m going to bet he’s got a few aces ready to send cross-court. Who knows? Maybe one of his aces is that he’s actually innocent.
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