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While he was on suspension and awaiting the outcome of the case he studied acting in Hollywood.
While he was on suspension and awaiting the outcome of the case he studied acting in Hollywood.
92. Luzzi had been suspended from professional tennis in 2008 for six months after a determination was made that he had gambled on the outcome of matches over a three-year span. He was diagnosed with leukemia on a Wednesday and died four days later. He screen tested and was to return to Hollywood in 2009 to begin filming two movies.
The FedeLux charity was founded in his honor, searching for a cure for cancer.
The 6"2"" (187 m) Luzzi, coached by Umberto Rianna, turned pro in 1999. A serious shoulder injury plagued him for the remainder of his career.
Officials at the 2007 United States. Open would not allow Luzzi to play while wearing a shirt with a Playboy bunny, as the logo failed a United States Tennis Association policy that only allows logos for recognized clothing manufacturers. Luzzi had worn the shirt during an opening qualifying match, but the USTA imposed the restriction before his second match, which Luzzi lost to Gabriel Trujillo-Soler of Spain.
In February 2008, the Association of Tennis Professionals found him guilty of wagering on the outcome of matches from May 2004 to April 2007.
The Association of Tennis Professionals"s Anti-Corruption Program prohibits all gambling on any form of tennis. The Association of Tennis Professionals banned Luzzi from playing for 200 days and fined him $50,000. Luzzi was forced to retire from a club match in Sardinia in mid-October due to a fever.
He went to the hospital and on Wednesday 21 October was diagnosed with cancer.
Luzzi had contracted a rapid form of fulmonic leukemia, and died four days later on 25 October 2008 in a hospital in his home town of Arezzo at age 28. His funeral was held in his hometown of Arezzo and was attended by over 3500 people including all of the officials of the Federazione Italiana Tennis (Fashion Institute Of Technology) along with previous and current tennis stars of Italy.
His pall bearers were his best friends.