LONDON — One low-ranked French tennis participant was banned for all times from the game, and 4 others got suspensions various from two to 10 years, for match-fixing linked to a syndicate in Belgium, the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company mentioned Friday.
At the least 60 present or former gamers have been punished for connections to Grigor Sargsyan, the syndicate chief who beforehand acquired a five-year custodial sentence within the case.
Yannick Thivant, 38, was handed a lifetime ban and fined $75,000 after admitting he fastened 22 matches — together with 16 he performed in — from 2017 to 2018. Thivant reached a career-high rating of 590th in 2015.
Thomas Setodji, 29, acquired a 10-year ban and a nice of $20,000 for being discovered liable of fixing three matches in 2017 and failing to report somebody who approached him about corruption the following yr. Setodji’s finest rating got here final yr, when he was No. 794.
Thomas Brechemier, 28, was suspended for 7 1/2 years and fined after admitting to fixing 11 matches from 2017 to 2018. Brechemir’s finest rating was No. 399 in 2017.
Gabriel Petit, 29, was banned for six 1/2 years and fined after failing to reply to expenses from the ITIA, which the integrity company considers an acceptance of legal responsibility. Petit, who reached No. 450 within the rankings in 2018, was accused of fixing seven matches in 2017 and 2018.
Hugo Daubias, 28, acquired a two-year suspension and a $15,000 nice after admitting he fastened two matches in 2017. He was ranked a career-high 972nd in 2017.
