Shock in American tennis: Four Mexican tennis players and one Guatemalan have been suspended, some of them for life, by the ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) for match-fixing in this sport.
As explained this Thursday by the ITIA, the five players cannot defend themselves against the accusations against them and will serve their suspension from September 30.
The Mexican Alberto Rojas Maldonadowho reached 992 in the ATP rankings in 2015, broke betting rules 92 times, the second-most offenders in history, and received a lifetime ban and a $250,000 fine.
The Guatemalan Christopher Diaz Figueroawho was ranked 326th in the world in 2011 and had already been banned for three years for match-fixing, was also banned for life and had to pay a fine of $75,000.
The Mexican José Antonio Rodríguez Rodríguezwhose best rank was 1,367 in 2017, committed eight offenses and was suspended for twelve years and had to pay $25,001.
The Mexican Antonio Ruiz Rosalesthat No. 652 in the world in 2008, received a ten-year suspension and a $30,000 fine for seven offenses.
The Mexican Orlando Alcantara Rangelwhich was 1,735 in 2015, will not be able to play for two years and will have to pay a fine of $10,000.
This investigation is related to the recent suspension of seven players (Arnaud Graisse, Arthur de Greef, Julien Dubail, Romain Barbosa, Maxime Authom, Omar Salman and Alec Witmeur) who received suspensions of between two and three years and nine months in duration.
Cooperation between ITIA and Belgian authorities also resulted in a five-year sentence for the organization’s head, Grigor Sargsyan.
Source: La Verdad
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