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US Davis Cup captain Fish, coach Bryan fined for bet promotion

US Davis Cup captain Fish, coach Bryan fined for bet promotion
US Davis Cup captain Fish, coach Bryan fined for bet promotionReuters
US Davis Cup captain Mardy Fish and coach Bob Bryan have been fined $10,000 each with suspended four-month bans for breaching betting sponsorship rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday.

Both acknowledged promoting a gaming operator on social media, the ITIA added.

The posts were removed immediately and the pair co-operated fully with the investigation.

The suspensions will only come into force if there is a further breach during the four-month period starting on November 11.

The ITIA said both were 'covered persons' under anti-corruption programme rules regarding directly or indirectly promoting or encouraging others to bet on tennis.

Former world number seven Fish won an Olympic silver medal as a player in 2004 and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian and US Opens as well as Wimbledon.

Bryan was a world number one doubles player with twin brother Mike, winning a total of 23 Grand Slams including mixed doubles titles.