Betting Scandal
Following Alessio di Mauro's nine-month ban in November 2007, Bracciali and Potito Starace were each fined and given short suspensions from playing. Bracciali received a fine of £14,300 and a three-month ban from January 1, 2008. All of the players were Italian. None of the bets pertained to matches they were involved in or had any stake in.
The Italian Tennis Federation criticized the ATP for singling out Italian players, and Bracciali chastised them for only concentrating on less well-known players, for what he considered nominal offenses. Bracciali said, "We were the sacrificial lambs. But I cannot believe that we Italians were the only ones that placed the odd little bet", adding that he would not have bet in his own name if he wanted to be sly about his activities.
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