Tennis coach Max Wenders banned for match-fixing
LONDON (AP) — Dutch tennis coach Max Wenders has been banned from the game for 12 years for match-fixing, the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company mentioned Wednesday.
The ITIA mentioned Wenders admitted to “a number of match-fixing expenses” and likewise admitted to destroying proof and failing to report a corrupt method.
One of many expenses towards Wenders got here underneath a rule which forbids folks concerned with tennis to “instantly or not directly, facilitate any Participant to not use his or her greatest efforts in any Occasion.“ The ITIA didn’t say when or the place the alleged conduct occurred, and it didn’t title any gamers.
The ITIA mentioned Wenders was banned and fined $12,000 at a listening to in April 2021 however that the sanctions weren’t printed till now following submissions from Wenders’ authorized crew. He isn’t allowed to attend any tennis event licensed by the game’s primary governing our bodies till 2033.
Wenders had reportedly labored with a number of gamers on the WTA Tour as a coach, assistant or hitting accomplice.
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