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Marco Cecchinato's Cinderella Run Raises Questions


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Joey is joined by freelance tennis writer Ben Rothenberg to discuss the shocking upset of Marco Cecchinato, who took out Novak Djokovic to reach the Roland Garros semifinals. The 25 year old Italian had never won a grand slam match prior to this tournament.
And his story isn't all "Cinderella"; he was convicted of match fixing just two years ago by the Italian Tennis Federation but got off on a loophole. Ben discusses these details and more.
Check out Ben's story on Cecchinato's past: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/sports/tennis/italy-tennis-match-fixing-suspensions.html
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