Australian tennis great turned coach Mark Philippoussis has been fined $14,800 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for breaching betting sponsorship rules.
The ITIA said Wednesday that the former top-10 player was also given a four-month suspended ban “after receiving payment for providing a voiceover to promotional content for a gaming operator".
It said Philippoussis did not contest the charge and had fully cooperated with the investigation.
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“As a sport, tennis has decided that accredited individuals should not have commercial relationships with betting companies,” ITIA CEO Karen Moorhouse said.
"Whilst this case is clearly not one of corruption, it is a rule that players, coaches, and others in the sport need to be aware of.”
Philippoussis was runner-up to Pat Rafter at the 1998 US Open and lost to Roger Federer in the 2003 Wimbledon final.
He has worked with Stefanos Tsitsipas as a coach.
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Australian tennis great turned coach Mark Philippoussis has been fined $14,800 by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for breaching betting sponsorship rules.
The ITIA said Wednesday that the former top-10 player was also given a four-month suspended ban “after receiving payment for providing a voiceover to promotional content for a gaming operator".
It said Philippoussis did not contest the charge and had fully cooperated with the investigation.
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“As a sport, tennis has decided that accredited individuals should not have commercial relationships with betting companies,” ITIA CEO Karen Moorhouse said.
"Whilst this case is clearly not one of corruption, it is a rule that players, coaches, and others in the sport need to be aware of.”
Philippoussis was runner-up to Pat Rafter at the 1998 US Open and lost to Roger Federer in the 2003 Wimbledon final.
He has worked with Stefanos Tsitsipas as a coach.
For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!
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