A second consecutive wildcard gave her entry into the main draw of Wimbledon where she had to withdraw during her first-round match against Katarina Srebotnik with the score at 26, 04. LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 15: Andrew Bretherton and Anne Keothavong attend the Wimbledon Champions Dinner at The Guildhall on July 15, 2018 in London, England. Andrew campaigns for better conditions and to stop the abuse of people living with ME. En route, she defeated Mirjana Lui, No. Please check back soon for updates. 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. She reported the alleged attack to police the same day but was reluctant to proceed with a prosecution at the time, Mr ONeill said. May saw Keothavong reach the second round of qualifying for the French Open. . The following year in 2015, Anne wed Andrew and gave birth to their daughter Ava. Anne had at least 1 relationship in the past. Bretherton, who married the former British No 1 tennis star in 2015, denies two counts of rape. The other tournament she entered was the qualifying event for Wimbledon in which she participated courtesy of a wildcard. [27] She then fell in the first round of qualifying for the French Open before reaching another $50k final (in Surbiton). She has siblings named James, Mark and Lena. It is also claimed she had changed her account from saying she had been slapped by him on the buttock to slapped on the thigh as she 'knew' the crisis centre reports would show the injury was on her thigh. She did not play again that year and finished with a ranking of world No. The alleged victim said she went to Bretherton's flat in Kensington, west London, after a date in May 2008. Anne Keothavong has not been previously engaged. The former tennis champion and her husband hugged and kissed outside the courtroom after the case finished. In the first round she faced world No. The woman tried to wriggle free but was unable to move as she was allegedly attacked. He told jurors: 'Quite why she waited as long as she did until she made a formal complaint to the police is something to which you will wish to give careful consideration. But it later emerged that she had never mentioned that when she visited a rape crisis centre within a week of the alleged attack. She was born in Hackney, London and began playing tennis at Hackney Downs and Highbury Fields at age 7. 'If you are sure she has told you the truth it would be your duty to convict.'. The former British number one said she thought it was a sick joke when her husband told her he was accused of rape. She defeated Angelique Kerber in an ITF event in Prerov, Czech Republic in November 2006. She also claims Oxford-educated Bretherton pinned her face down on his bed with such force she feared she would suffocate. She has siblings named James, Mark and . She also reached the semifinals of six International tournaments on the main tour and the semifinals of one Premier tournament. Anne Keothavong is a 39-year-old British Tennis Player from England, United Kingdom. She married Andrew Bretherton in February 2015. But on cross-examination today, defense attorney Sarah Forshaw KC accused her of retold her version instead of answering a direct question and . [59], Keothavong was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to tennis. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. She felt that she was suffocating. [4], Anne Keothavong was born in Hackney in London, to parents who had fled from their wartorn home country of Laos in the 1970s. [2] She then came up against reigning world No. [57] At the pre-match dinner the day before, Nastase asked for Keothavong's room number. There was absolutely no way I would have forced her to do anything she would not have wanted to do.". 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. [11] At the age of seven, she took up tennis at Hackney Downs and Highbury Fields. She told Mr Bretherton: 'As I am sure you understand, once a complaint is made the officers are only doing their job. Andrew Bretherton, 49, pinned the woman face down on to his bed so she felt she was being 'suffocated' before forcing himself inside her without her consent, jurors were told. Do not sell or share my personal information. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? [43] Keothavong began her grass court season on home turf with a victory over Sofia Arvidsson in the first round of the Birmingham Classic before losing to eventual semifinalist, Sania Mirza, in round two. Anne Keothavong, the former British number one tennis player whose husband is on trial for rape, broke down in tears in court yesterday as she described him as . The former tennis champion and her husband hugged and kissed outside the courtroom after the case finished. 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. Fun Fact: On the day of Anne Keothavongs birth, "Maniac" by Michael Sembello was the number 1 song on The Billboard Hot 100 and Ronald Reagan (Republican) was the U.S. President. In August and September, she reached four consecutive ITF finals, winning three. . Andrew Bretherton is a human rights advocate, ME advocate and unionist. 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. She then returned to the ITF Circuit playing $25k tournaments and won one more title, in Perov. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. She finished the year without a world ranking. In February, she reached the quarterfinals of ITF events in Sunderland ($25k) and Saint Paul ($50k), beaten by Lisa Stanciute and Jill Craybas, respectively. She won the $75k event in Barnstaple, defeating Marta Domachowska in the finaland she also won the doubles event with Eva Birnerov. 8 seed, Magdalena Maleeva, and was again beaten in three sets. The comments below have been moderated in advance. 69, Rita Grande, but was beaten. . It was there that the woman claimed she was raped both anally and vaginally leaving her with injuries after she was pinned face down on the bed and nearly suffocated. [46], After this, Keothavong played the Stanford Classic in California where she lost in the opening round of the singles to Elena Dementieva. He was first toldabout the rape allegations in January 2019, and was charged in November last year. Top Contributors this Month By defeating Kristina Barrois, Michelle Larcher de Brito, and Karolina prem in three impressive wins, all in straight sets. who married tennis star Miss Keothavong, 39, in 2015, denies two counts of rape. [36] Despite this crushing defeat, a semifinal run was enough to help Keothavong make the hop from world No. [32] After the US Open, Keothavong won two more ITF events: Barnstaple ($50k) and Krakw ($100k) and as a result, her year-end ranking was world No. She played in the Fed Cup for the first time in April and lost all three of her singles rubbers in straight sets. 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. 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. 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'. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. She then fell in three sets to Sofia Arvidsson in the semifinals, after battling back from a set down lost she lost the decider. [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. 1 and in 2009 became the first British player to make the WTA top 50 since 1993. Bretherton's alleged victim contacted Jill Greenfield, a partner at London law firm Fieldfisher, about how her own case and asked for advice. She is the only prominent tennis player in history with a Laotian heritage. 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'. The injury was noted in medical reports as well as a bruise to her thigh, the jury was told. Registered in England No. In early April, she lost in the final of a $50k tournament; this one in Patras where Magdalna Rybrikov defeated her in straight sets. Anne Keothavong height, weight & body stats, Anne Keothavongs biography and horoscope. She was born on Friday, September 16, 1983. [52], In Wimbledon, Keothavong lost her second-round match against Sara Errani, 16, 16. 1, Dinara Safina, in the first round of the French Open and endured the dreaded "double bagel" when she was defeated, 06, 06. 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. [51], Keothavong lost in straight sets to Melinda Czink in the first round of the French Open. This was followed by a wildcard into the Eastbourne qualifying tournament where Arantxa Parra Santonja defeated her in the first round. In 2018, she made enquiries about the possibility of bringing civil proceedings against Bretherton and eventually gave a recorded interview to police on October 2. Anne Viensouk Keothavong MBE (born 16 September 1983) is a British former tennis player. She then began covering the WTA Tour as a broadcaster with BT Sport. This tournament win propelled Keothavong into the top 100 for the first time in her career and guaranteed her a place in the main draw of Wimbledon for the first time in her career; the first time a British woman had entered Wimbledon on merit since 1999. 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. The court heard she told a rape crisis centre in 2008 that she had agreed to take her trousers off, but told police 10 years later that he had ripped them off. 1. In March, she reached the quarterfinals of Redding, California ($25k) and in April she headed to Portugal to represent Great Britain in the Fed Cup. During her American hardcourt season, she reached the quarterfinals of a $50k tournament in Lexington where she fell to Camille Pin of France. Keothavong's 2008 campaign began when Keothavong failed to qualify for the Tier-II tournament, the Sydney International. A stone's throw from where her tennis story began, Anne Keothavong is a buzz of energy and enthusiasm. 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. 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. 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. Tennis star Anne Keothavong's husband is cleared of rape. 377. Sorry, we are unable to accept comments about this article at the moment. Anne had at least 1 relationship in the past. The alleged rape victim waited for 10-and-a-half years before naming Mr Bretherton to police. Keothavong competed in four tournaments in June: a $25k event in Surbiton, Birmingham, Eastbourne and Wimbledon. Bretherton, who qualified at elite law firm Slaughter and May, met the woman through a mutual friend in the summer of 2007 then again at a drinks party in January the following year, said Brian ONeill KC, prosecuting. The new season began in the same way as the 2006 for Keothavong; she again started her year by falling in qualifying for the WTA events in the Moorilla Hobart International and the Australian Open. 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.'. 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He said they went back to his flat where they had sex. She made it to the semifinals after taking out Shapatava, Kristina Antoniychuk and Valrie Ttreault, in straight sets. They reached the quarterfinals together. In Sunderland, her fourth consecutive final of August and September, she won by again beating Hannah Collin. She was beaten by Laura Granville in the semifinals, Eleni Daniilidou in round one, Vera Dushevina in the first round and Karolina prem in the first round respectively. THE husband of Britain's former tennis number one Anne Keothavong yesterday denied raping a woman saying: "It was 100 per cent consensual." 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. Without the encouragement of her husband, Andrew Bretherton, a corporate lawyer, and . Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. 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. . 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. According to Chinese Zodiac, Anne was born in the Year of the Pig. Anne Keothavong is single. Anne Keothavong also has a ruling planet of Mercury. Ms Keothavong said her husband, Andrew Bretherton, who she has known since 2011, has never been remotely aggressive. She was involved in controversy in 2017 when Ilie Nstase, captain of the Romania Fed Cup team, used obscene language towards her and the British team during a match. Anne Keothavongs birth sign is Virgo and she has a ruling planet of Mercury. View Anne Keothavong height, weight & body stats 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. When is Anne Keothavongs birthday? Play it now! [33] This was only the second time in her career that she reached the semifinals of a WTA Tour event. She played her final match of her career at the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to teenager Garbie Muguruza, in straight sets. She rarely has a match where she serves no aces at all, and in her second round match at the 2008 US Open she served a total of seven aces.[62][63][64][65][66][67]. His wife broke down in tears in court as she described her husband as a fantastic person who has never been remotely aggressive when she gave character evidence on Monday. She is not dating anyone currently. 48 (achieved February 2009). He has spoken for various ME organisations in Australia and in the UK including Millions Missing . 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. When Mr Bretherton returned to the bed, he began to take her trousers down. Anne's birth flower is Aster/Myosotis and birthstone is Sapphire. She is a regular at the All England Club and was pictured in 2019 with the Duchess of Cambridge. 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 . 'You held your held high and answered all the questions. The couple has been trying to shield their two children, aged five and seven, from the high-profile case, the court heard. And under sad circumstances in Miami, as she lost in straight sets to Tamira Paszek and said afterwards "Frankly tennis didnt seem that important today"[47] after receiving news before the match that her grandmother had died. 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. 'Her repeated refusal to give the police access to various material such as her therapist's records might be because she had something to hide as has been suggested to you by the defence or might be nothing more than a legitimate desire to protect her privacy and prevent strangers from looking through irrelevant personal material. She also attempted to qualify for the Eastbourne International and was again beaten in the first round. Inner London Crown Court heard he and the woman first met in 2007 and she had recalled how they went on four dates. This year, Keothavong and Laura Robson, as members of Team Aegon, received the equivalent of 48k to provide them with personal coaches plus a 12k travel budget.[48]. Her father, Somsak, encouraged her to play short tennis from a young age. 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. wtatourfan Super Moderator. In late April and early May, she represented Britain in the Fed Cup and won all three of her singles rubbers, but lost her one and only doubles match with partner, Elena Baltacha, before going on to lose in the first round of qualifying for the French Open to Kvta Peschke. ", Describing the second date, he said: "It would have been quite fun. Neither of them wished to make any comment on the verdict. 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. Anne Viensouk Keothavong MBE (born 16 September 1983) is a British former tennis player. [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. She improved her ranking to world No. After this she headed to the ITF Circuit and won the $25k event in Belfort by defeating Nathalie Virin in the final. Jurors took less than an hour to unanimously acquit Andrew Bretherton, 49, of two counts of rape alleged to have taken place over 14 years ago in May 2008. The Oxford-educated lawyer, who married tennis star Keothavong, 39, in 2015, denies two counts of rape. 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.
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