Tennis player claims his coach was hospitalised after assault at UK tournament

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe alleged assault took place at the Birmingham Open (Getty)Police are investigating an alleged assault on a tennis coach by a grounds staff member at the Birmingham Open tennis tournament earlier this week. The incident involved Patrick McCabe, father and coach of Australian player James McCabe, following a dispute over practice courts at the Edgbaston Priory Club on Monday morning. James McCabe stated on Instagram that his father was “followed, physically handled by a staff member, and left in pain afterwards”, later confirming his father went to hospital. West Midlands Police confirmed they received a report of a man being assaulted at the venue on June 1, with enquiries ongoing and no arrests made. The Lawn Tennis Association, ATP, and Edgbaston Priory Club are also conducting an investigation into the allegation, stating they will not comment further while it is ongoing. In fullPolice launch investigation into alleged assault of tennis coach at Birmingham OpenThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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