The Global Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has suspended Tunisian player Anis Ghorbel for 3 years over corruption linked to the broader match-fixing case in Belgium.
Ghorbel used to be chanced on responsible of 4 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP). The ITIA acknowledged this warranted the suspension and a $20,000 (£15,743/€18,365) shining.
The suspension runs from the date of the option (4 January) to a pair January 2027.
The offences uncover to the fixing of fits in 2016 and 2017. Ghorbel, who has a profession-excessive world singles rating of 479 in 2016, denies all charges.
Explicit breaches of the TACP encompass two connected to share D.2.a.i – failure to document a contaminated manner. The ITIA furthermore worthy a single breach of share D.1.b, facilitating making a bet on the tip results of a match, and share D.1.d of contriving the tip result or aspect of a match.
The suspension means Ghorbel can no longer play in, coach at or lend a hand tennis events authorized by ITIA contributors or nationwide associations.
Charges mount up over tennis match-fixing
Ghorbel is the newest tennis player facing sanctions over the prison case appealing a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium, Collaboration between the ITIA and Belgian authorities led to a 5-365 days custodial sentence for syndicate leader Grigor Sargsyan.
The crackdown began following Sargsyan’s conviction in November. This saw an preliminary 16 players banned in November 2023, as reported by iGB, first on the on 13 November, then on Revolutionary Organization 17 November and on 24 November.
Totally different recent charges encompass these filed against French tennis player Leny Mitjana. He used to be banned for 10 years after being chanced on responsible of corruption and match-fixing offences.
In whole, the ITIA has banned 22 players and officials in the closing three months over the same case.
