{"id":8348,"date":"2018-10-17T12:04:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=8348"},"modified":"2018-10-17T12:04:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T12:04:23","slug":"international-tennis-federation-must-do-more-to-stop-match-fixing-amongst-tennis-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/international-tennis-federation-must-do-more-to-stop-match-fixing-amongst-tennis-players\/","title":{"rendered":"ITF Must Do More To Stop Match Fixing Amongst Tennis Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"InternationalOne of the major concerns in global sport today is the disease of match fixing. Just about every sport has suffered allegations regarding match fixing and so has international tennis<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Some of the top players in the sport have alleged that there is rampant match fixing happening and that the authorities are both clueless and powerless in stopping it.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian twins Vadim<\/a> and Gleb Alekseenko<\/a> were accused of fixing matches between 2015 and 2016. The Tennis Integrity Unit<\/strong> (TIU) launched an investigation into the matter and confirmed this month that the twins were guilty of match fixing. <\/p>\n

They received a life ban as well as a fine of $250,000 each<\/strong> for their actions.<\/p>\n

The twins were not very well known on the international circuit and during this period of match-fixing were rated outside the top 1000 ranking. They mostly played on the secondary circuit at tournaments that took place in Russia, Germany, Romania and Turkey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the TIU said <\/p>\n

The findings of guilt and imposition of the lifetime suspensions means that, with immediate effect, both players are prohibited from playing in or attending any sanctioned events organized or recognized by the governing bodies of the sport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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