SA tennis player handed life ban for match-fixing

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Published Sep 28, 2016

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South African tennis player Joshua Chetty was banned for life on Wednesday after being found guilty of match-fixing charges, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) announced.

The 21-year-old, ranked at 1,857 in the world, admitted offering another player $2,000 (R27 373) to under-perform in a singles match, and $600 (R8 212) in a doubles match, during a third-tier Futures event in Stellenbosch in November 2015.

"The player approached by Chetty, whose identity will remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP), rejected the corrupt offers and reported the matter to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU)," said the statement.

Chetty reached a career-high of 1,370 in June 2015.

"The lifetime ban from all professional tennis applies with immediate effect and means the player is not allowed to compete in, or attend, any tournament or event organised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of the sport," added the TIU.

AFP

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