Hewitt's defamation suit goes to trial

Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt's claim that he was defamed by the governing body of the men's professional tennis circuit looks likely to go to trial.

The Australian is suing the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) after it fined him for not attending a press conference at the Cincinnati Masters tournament in 2002.

I still can't believe there hasn't been a settlement in this. Both sides are wasting money and effort on something so petty - but 'petty' and 'Hewitt' are words often found in the same sentence these days.