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Tarango’s Suspension and Fine Reduced After Appeal to ATP

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From Associated Press

Jeff Tarango, suspended for three weeks and fined $20,000 for accusing a Wimbledon official of favoritism, had both penalties reduced Wednesday after an appeal to the ATP Tour.

His suspension was reduced to two weeks for remarks Tarango made on the court and in a postmatch news conference July 1 after his third-round match.

Tarango’s suspension will begin Monday.

ATP head Mark Miles also said the tour has upheld the fine, but will hold it in abeyance and rescind it in six months if Tarango’s conduct is “professional and he refrains from being involved in any further incidents during that time.”

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In the match, Tarango stormed off the court after a dispute with umpire Bruno Rebeuh.

Tarango called Rebeuh, who later was slapped by Tarango’s wife, the “most corrupt official in the game.”

The International Tennis Federation also fined Tarango $28,256 and suspended him from two Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon in 1996.

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