Three Italians banned and fined for match-fixing


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 20 Jul 2016

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Nick Kyrgios of Australia v Marco Cecchinato of Italy - Paris, France - 22/05/16. Marco Cecchinato returns the ball. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

(Reuters) - Italian tennis player Marco Cecchinato has been banned for 18 months and fined 40,000 euros (£33,447) for match-fixing, the Italian tennis federation has announced.

The 23-year-old, currently ranked 143 in the world, is one of three Italians to be banned, along with Riccardo Accardi and Antonio Campo.

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