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10. He was fined $25,000 and suspended for a year by the Women's Tennis Federation

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/11175827/Martina-Navratilova-hits-out-at-ITF-over-Shamil-Tarpischevs-comments-on-Serena-and-Venus-Williams.html

Martina Navratilova has questioned the “silence” of the International Tennis Federation after one of its members described world No 1 Serena Williams and her older sister Venus as “brothers”.

Shamil Tarpischev, the Russian Tennis Federation president, was banned for a year and fined $25,000 (£15,500) by the Women’s Tennis Association after making the comments on local television on Friday.

Navratilova, who won a total of 59 grand slam singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles, praised the speedy action by the WTA to defend Serena and the former world No 1 Venus, winner of seven grand slam singles titles, but criticised the ITF.

“The silence from the ITF has been pretty deafening,” she said in Singapore ahead of the start of the WTA Finals on Monday. “They are the ones who have actually the possibility of doing something as Tarpischev is head of the Russian Tennis Federation, which falls under the ITF and is also Fed Cup captain, which falls under the ITF.