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Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

January 4th, 2008

The other shoe drops on Martina Hingis

The buzz surrounding Martina Hingis had been slowed to a dull roar as we all waited for the verdict on the drug charges laid at the feet of Hingis.
Well. The gavel has fallen, the sentence is read and the waiting is over. Hingis has been found guilty. GUILTY! For all intents and purposes, as of […]

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December 22nd, 2007

Italians Banned Over Old Bets

Watch out, the big and scary governing body of the ATP is cracking down on the betting and match-fixing scandal plaguing tennis in recent months.
Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali were suspended for six weeks and three months, respectively. Both suspensions will begin at the first of the year. Starace’s bets were made two years ago […]

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November 14th, 2007

Little guy, big fall

Bill Dwyre has an interesting column about No. 124-ranked Alessio Di Mauro. The suspension of Di Mauro has been talked about, hashed over, debated and Dwyre’s column is no different. He makes some interesting points, however.
Like how big time sports understand how things like this need to be handled in terms of fans. Can you […]

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