Bets lead to ban for duo.ITALIAN duo Potito Starace Potito Starace (born July 14, 1981 in Benevento) is a professional tennis player from Italy on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high ranking of 27th on October 15, 2007. He is currently 27th in the ATP rankings. and Daniele Bracciali Daniele Bracciali (born January 10, 1978) is an Italian tennis player. His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 49, achieved on May 8, 2006. Career Bracciali won his only ATP singles title so far in April 2006, at Casablanca, on clay. have been banned by the ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. for betting on matches. The Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) confirmed the news on its website today. The country's top player Starace - 31st in the ATP rankings - has been suspended for six weeks from January 1 and fined 30,000 US dollars for making five bets totalling around 90 euros two years ago. Bracciali has been banned for three months and fined 20,000 US dollars for making around 50 five-euro bets between 2004 and 2005. Bracciali, 29, claims he and Starace have been hung out to dry because they are not big names. "We were the sacrificial lambs," Bracciali said. "We are not important at a high level, but I cannot believe that we were the only ones that placed the odd little bet." |
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