David Savić (; born August 23, 1985) is a

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and former professional tennis player. In 2012 he was banned from tennis for match-fixing. After an appeal to the

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, the permanent suspension was upheld but the fine was withdrawn. He is the coach of Serbian tennis player Danilo Petrović.

Personal

His father is

Dragan Savić Dragan Savić is a Serbian former professional tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia. Savić is a former coach of Serbian tennis players Slobodan Živojinović and Nenad Zimonjić. Career Savić played in two Davis Cup ties for Yugoslavia ...

, Serbian former tennis player who represented Yugoslavia in

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.TK Crvena zvezda: Savić nije nameštao
(in Serbian)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Savic, David Living people Serbian male tennis players Serbian tennis coaches Tennis players from Belgrade 1985 births Tennis controversies