Tennis coach says daughters made up claims about cruel training regime

ILFORD

A tennis coach accused of bullying his two daughters to make them Wimbledon champions today (MON) suggested they made up the allegations to get back at him for leaving their mother. John De’Viana, 55, allegedly physically and emotionally abused Monaei and Nephe De’Viana and took them out of school for brutal all-day coaching sessions. Monaei, now 21, claims her father spat at her as she was driven back from a tournament ‘because he considered she had not performed as she…

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