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PARIS (AP) — French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, who was recently banned for betting on matches, has died. He was 24.

The French tennis federation said Tuesday that Montcourt died overnight but "the causes of his death are not yet known."

French media reported the 119th-ranked Montcourt was found dead by his girlfriend in the stairwell of his Paris apartment. In May, Montcourt was handed a five-week ban and fined $12,000 for betting on other matches. That ban took effect Monday.

"It is with great sadness that the French tennis federation has learned of the sudden death of Mathieu Montcourt," the French tennis federation said. "Mathieu was an enthusiastic young man, passionate, very endearing, and extremely appreciated for his kindness and politeness."

The federation said an autopsy will be conducted.

Montcourt complained during the French Open that the punishment was too harsh, saying that he never bet more than $3 at any time, and never on his own matches — a fact confirmed by the ATP, which oversees the men's Tour.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Montcourt had wagered a total of $192 on 36 tennis events in 2005. It reduced his suspension on appeal from eight weeks to five.

The issue of betting in tennis drew increased attention from the sport's governing bodies after an online bookmaker voided all wagers on a 2007 match involving Nikolay Davydenko. About $7 million was bet — 10 times the usual amount for a similar-level match — and most of the money backed Davydenko's lower-ranked opponent.

Davydenko was cleared in September after a yearlong investigation

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Wow...that is some heavy gambling.

People bet on Tennis?

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Tennis is the most heavily wagered on event in the world.

And they had a major scandal this past year, when the #153rd ranked player was playing a top ten guy and somehow millions of dollars were coming in on the underdog. So much that many of the major betting houses in Europe refused the wagers as something was wrong.

A great story.

But No I have never bet on a match, but think about how easy it would be to throw a tennis match. I would say more control over the outcome than in any sport you could wager on.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3235411

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One less Frenchman just means the world is a better place.

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That boggles my mind that so many people wager on Tennis and you are absolutely right about being able to throw an outcome i mean you are just a step slow to a ball and whoops it got by me. But I guess if Tennis was ever to make a comeback in the states the gambling aspect should get played up. I mean look at the wonders it did for football.

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so...was his girlfriend dead too or is she just a really weird chick?

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