Mark Philippoussis, former Top 10 then collaborator of Stefanos Tsitsipas, has been fined 10,000 dollars (9,000 euros) for breaking sports betting rules, announced the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). ) Wednesday.
A suspended four-month suspension is added against the former Australian player, who twice reached the final of a Major during his playing career (the US Open in 1998 then Wimbledon in 2003).
He is accused of having been paid by a gambling operator for having lent his voice to promotional content.
The ITIA also indicated that Philippoussis, 46, now a coach, had fully cooperated with the investigation and that he had not contested the accusations against him.
“The tennis authorities have decided that accredited persons cannot have commercial relations with sports betting companies,” said Karen Moorhouse, president of the ITIA.
“While this is clearly not a case of bribery, it is a rule that players, coaches and others involved in sport should be aware of,” she added.