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A Melbourne man has been banned from every tennis court in the country after a racist tirade and fist fight so bad Tennis Australia (TA) called it 'one of the more serious instances of offending' they've seen.
The man, referred to as 'Mr H' in an appeal to the government's National Sports Tribunal, was banned for three years, one of which is suspended, after knocking a fellow parent out at an under 14s tennis match at the Caroline Springs Tennis Centre in Melbourne's far west in December 2021.
According to the appeal, which was rejected, 'Mr H' and a 'Mr K' had an argument at at match between their respective sons before the former sparked a 'heated argument and physical altercation' over a point in the match.
After hurling a number of insults and unspecified 'racial abuse' at his rival, the fiery father then hit him in the face, which caused him to fall to the ground, where he remained unconscious for several minutes.
One man has been banned from every tennis court in Australia after knocking a rival parent out and hurling racist abuse at him
A witness referred to as Mr Pettitt testified that despite the force of the blow, 'Mr K' was ready to
