- Alessio di Mauro
Alessio di Mauro (born
August 9 ,1977 in Syracuse) is an Italian tennis player. In Buenos Aires, he reached his first final of his career, where ArgentineJuan Mónaco defeated di Mauro to win his first career title, 6–1, 6-2; onFebruary 26 ,2007 , propelled by this run, di Mauro reached his career high ranking of No. 68 in the world.Betting scandal
On
November 10 ,2007 , at a position of world No. 124, di Mauro was the first player to be sanctioned after being embroiled in abetting scandal . Di Mauro received a$ 60,000 (£ 29,000) fine and 9 months banning from theATP Tour , for an offence that carried a maximum punishment of 3 years. Some officials called for a harsher punishment. However, it should be noted that di Mauro was not betting on the outcome of his own matches, nor did he attempt to influence the outcomes of matches. He was found to be betting fromNovember 2 ,2006 toJune 12 ,2007 ; and was caught as a result of an investigation beginning in April 2007. [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10112007/58/atp-tour-di-mauro-banned-betting.html]External links
* [http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/playerprofiles/default.asp?playersearch=Alessio+di+Mauro ATP Profile]
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