NASSAU, Bahamas(AP) Lleyton Hewitt is defending his adopted Bahamas home.
Hewitt called a Bahamian newspaper to angrily reject an Australian media report that he and his wife are living in fear amid crime and poverty on the island.
The former No. 1 player told The Tribune in an interview published Wednesday that the Australian magazine report was absolute rubbish.'' He told the paper he and his family have had nothing butfantastic experiences'' in the nearly nine months they have lived in a gated community on New Providence island.
We've made great friends over here, everyone's been so friendly and we feel so safe,'' he told the Nassau-based Tribune.For us it's a fantastic place to raise a young family.''
Hewitt lost to top-seeded Roger Federer at the U.S. Open on Saturday.