Melina Ferrero and Sofía Luini received three and seven-year suspensions, respectively, by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
Tennis players in Argentina Melina Ferrero and Sofia Luini was suspended for match manipulation under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) three and seven years respectively by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
During that time, players will not be able to play, train or attend any events on the women’s (WTA) or men’s (ATP) circuit. or from any national association, as reported by ITIA, this Tuesday, in a statement.
Ferrero, whose highest position in the WTA ranking was 731 in May 2015, did not respond to 12 ITIA accusations related to three matches in 2017 and 2018, which included betting on sports where the player, by not responding to the charges, has admitted his responsibility.
For his part, Luini, who reached position 492 in September 2014, contested 24 accusations, relating to six matches in 2017 and 2018 in which he was accused of the same charges as his compatriot. Both players are suspended from July 23, 2024, the date their decisions were issued.
Argentina’s last tennis player was suspended for match fixing
In May of this year, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) reported that Argentine tennis player Eduardo Agustín Torre, 29, was suspended for five years for 35 violations of the Anti-Corruption Program of Tennis ( TACP).
The ITIA explained that the penalty was “related to a recently concluded criminal case involving a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium.” Cooperation between ITIA and Belgian authorities led to a five-year prison sentence for the union’s leader, Grigor Sargsyan, the agency added.
The charges against Torre refer to crimes from 2017, but the ITIA case has been postponed until after the conclusion of the criminal proceedings, the agency emphasizes. Torre, who reached a career-high 596th in the individual world rankings in September 2014, did not respond to the ITIA allegations. The case was resolved by independent anti-corruption hearing officer Amani Khalifa, who also fined Torre $35,000.
Source: Tycsports
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