Banned Di Mauro: Sentence too harsh (AP) Alessio Di Mauro believes his nine-month ban for betting on tennis is too severe and he's a scapegoat for the match-fixing scandals surrounding the sport. "The sentence is too harsh," Di Mauro said in Sunday editions of Gazzetta dello Sport. "I made a silly mistake and I'm being punished excessively. I could go down in history as the only player banned for betting in tennis." Di Mauro became the... Publish Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:08:01 PST Read more...