Spanish tennis player Cortes suspended for 15 years over match-fixing

Sports 11 April 2024 11:29

Aaron Cortes has been suspended from tennis for 15 years after an anti-corruption investigation uncovered match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Wednesday, CE Report quotes the Anadolu Agency.

Following a thorough investigation, Cortes, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 955 in 2017, admitted to 35 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program in 2016- 2018, including match-fixing and betting on matches, the agency said in a statement.

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