Guilty, and suspended

LONDON -- Italian player Giorgio Galimberti was found guilty Monday of betting on tennis and was suspended for 100 days and fined $35,000.

The ATP said Galimberti bet on tennis from June 2003 to January 2006 but did not specify if he bet on his own matches.

"Everyone connected to the ATP Tour has a duty to abide by the rules, especially those designed to protect and uphold the integrity of our sport, and the ATP will continue to instigate disciplinary proceedings against anyone found not to be doing so," said Gayle David Bradshaw, the ATP's executive vice president of rules and competition.

Galimberti is the fourth Italian player to be suspended for betting. Late last year, Potito Starace, Daniele Bracciali and Alessio Di Mauro were found guilty of gambling on matches involving other players.

Starace was suspended in December for six weeks and fined $30,000. Bracciali was banned for three months and fined $20,000. Di Mauro drew a nine-month suspension and $60,000 fine in November.

The governing body of men's tennis began its investigation of Galimberti in August 2007, and the findings were presented to an independent anti-corruption hearing officer.

"The ATP's Tennis Anti Corruption Program is clear in regards to gambling on tennis matches by ATP players, player associates and staff," Bradshaw said in a statement. "It unambiguously states that gambling on any form of tennis matches will not be tolerated."