The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) on Tuesday fined US Davis Cup team coaches Mardy Fish and Bob Bryan for violating betting sponsorship rules in tennis.The ITIA, which safeguards the integrity of professional tennis worldwide, issued fines of $10,000 each and suspended bans of four months to the two coaches after they were found guilty of promoting DraftKings on social media during the 2022 US Open."Both had been accredited as part of the US Davis Cup coaching team in 2022, meaning they are considered "covered persons" and subject to the sport's rules around relationships with betting operators. Section D.1.b of the 2022 Tennis Anti- Corruption Programme (TACP) rules states that: "No Covered Person shall directly or indirectly, facilitate, encourage and/or promote Tennis Betting ('Facilitation')," an ITIA statement read.The ITIA further stated that both individuals were cooperative as they immediately took down the posts. The bans will not come into force unless there is another breach by Fish and Bryan during the four-month period which began on November 11.Fans were quick to call out the double standards of the tennis authorities, claiming that the majority of the tournaments were officially sponsored by betting companies."If you're gonna punish people for encouraging it, don't have a betting company behind the name of ATP. I hate betting and think it should have no place in sports. I just wish the corporations can commit to the sentiment," a fan tweeted.mia@realdeadindays@BenRothenberg If you're gonna punish people for encouraging it, don't have a betting company behind the name of ATP. I hate betting and think it should have no place in sports. I just wish the corporations can commit to the sentiment11@BenRothenberg If you're gonna punish people for encouraging it, don't have a betting company behind the name of ATP. I hate betting and think it should have no place in sports. I just wish the corporations can commit to the sentiment"Then why don’t federations get fined for having partnerships with gambling companies. One of them being the French Tennis Federation. If they want it to be fully abandoned it has to be applied to all levels including tournaments and federations," a user wrote.Thibaud Q@Thibaud_Q@BenRothenberg Then why don’t federations get fined for having partnerships with gambling companies. One of them being the French Tennis Federation. If they want it to be fully abandoned it has to be applied to all levels including tournaments and federations3@BenRothenberg Then why don’t federations get fined for having partnerships with gambling companies. One of them being the French Tennis Federation. If they want it to be fully abandoned it has to be applied to all levels including tournaments and federations"I get that they don't want active individual players & coaches promoting gambling, but it's splitting some pretty fine hairs to then allow it to infiltrate sponsorships of tourneys & broadcast channels. Maybe the issue can be discussed at the Draft Kings desk on TC," another tweet read.JB@Minerva2BCI get that they don't want active individual players & coaches promoting gambling, but it's splitting some pretty fine hairs to then allow it to infiltrate sponsorships of tourneys & brdcst channels. Maybe the issue can be discussed at the Draft Kings desk on TC. twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergBob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks.243Bob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks. https://t.co/8VTV0C0Z4XI get that they don't want active individual players & coaches promoting gambling, but it's splitting some pretty fine hairs to then allow it to infiltrate sponsorships of tourneys & brdcst channels. Maybe the issue can be discussed at the Draft Kings desk on TC. twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Here are some more reactions:Gaspar Ribeiro Lança@gasparlancaLike it always does, tennis is entering a gray cloud by opening its doors to gambling before setting straightforward guidelines.“Covered persons” can’t be involved at all, but tournaments are allowed to be sponsored by betting companies? Etc etc… twitter.com/benrothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergBob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks.81Bob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks. https://t.co/8VTV0C0Z4XLike it always does, tennis is entering a gray cloud by opening its doors to gambling before setting straightforward guidelines.“Covered persons” can’t be involved at all, but tournaments are allowed to be sponsored by betting companies? Etc etc… twitter.com/benrothenberg/…James Rogers@ElliottJMRkind of rich when a gambling company sponsors Tennis Channel & betting promo is everywhere, mixing into news coverage twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergBob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks.462Bob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks. https://t.co/8VTV0C0Z4Xkind of rich when a gambling company sponsors Tennis Channel & betting promo is everywhere, mixing into news coverage😐 twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Bennett Hipp@BennettHipp@BenRothenberg Can’t wait to hear them talk about this on Tennis Channel Live presented by DraftKings.52@BenRothenberg Can’t wait to hear them talk about this on Tennis Channel Live presented by DraftKings.Jen 🐾🍁🍂🦃@JenBurns70Every other commercial on @TennisChannel is for DraftKings. The commentators show and discuss the odds during matches. It's horrible but I'm not surprised. It's a horrible partnership. twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergBob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks.339Bob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks. https://t.co/8VTV0C0Z4XEvery other commercial on @TennisChannel is for DraftKings. The commentators show and discuss the odds during matches. It's horrible but I'm not surprised. It's a horrible partnership. 😠 twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…José Morgado@josemorgadoBaffling 90% of the tennis tournaments (and the ITF) are sponsored by betting companies... lol twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…Ben Rothenberg@BenRothenbergBob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks.1988Bob Bryan and Mardy Fish fined by ITIA for promoting gambling.As tennis betting becomes more and more ubiquitous, this is probably going to be a running issue for lots of folks. https://t.co/8VTV0C0Z4XBaffling 90% of the tennis tournaments (and the ITF) are sponsored by betting companies... lol twitter.com/BenRothenberg/…10sFan59@ksr10sfan@BenRothenberg Meanwhile, every single tennis match I see now prominently talks about the odds of the players winning. This promotes gambling.2@BenRothenberg Meanwhile, every single tennis match I see now prominently talks about the odds of the players winning. This promotes gambling.Jeff McMillan@j_j_j_t_m@BenRothenberg And tennis channel has entire segments dedicated to discussing tennis bets?14@BenRothenberg And tennis channel has entire segments dedicated to discussing tennis bets?Tension mounts between Mardy Fish and Rajeev Ram after US exits Davis CupMardy Fish was the captain of team USItaly knocked out the US 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup last week. After contributing significantly during the qualifiers and group stage, Rajeev Ram was furious that the team left him out for the knock-out stages. Partnering with Britain's Joe Salisbury, Ram won two Masters 1000 tournaments, a Grand Slam title, and the Nitto ATP Finals this season.However, after Jack Sock and Tommy Paul lost the deciding doubles match, Mardy Fish stated that Ram wouldn't have made a difference anyway.“We’ve got a lot of great players that play for the U.S. Rajeev is one of them," Mardy Fish said. "He wasn’t on the team this year, and that’s my choice. This is the team that I put on the court. We had a lot of options. This was the team we went with today. But if Rajeev was here or not, those guys were going to win today. They played well and they’re too good.”