ITIA reports decrease in unusual betting reports
9th April 2021
| By Nosa Omoigui
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has reported a decrease in suspicious betting reports in its latest quarterly report, with 23 matches flagged in the first three months of 2020.
The ITIA received 23 match alerts (indicators that inappropriate conduct may have occurred) between January – March 2021, compared to 38 from the same period last year.
Four of these reports came from ATP World Tour 250 events, played by the highest-level players on the tour, while the remaining events were from Challenger and Futures events.
10 alerts came from the ITF M15 Mens – World Tennis Tour, as well as two apiece from ITF M15 Women’s tour and the ATP Challenger 50.
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Two Russian tennis players banned for life for match-fixing
January 27, 2021 GMT
LONDON (AP) Two Russian tennis players were banned from the sport for life on Wednesday for match-fixing, including incidents when they played together as doubles partners.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Alija Merdeeva was found guilty of two counts of match-fixing. Sofia Dmitrieva was found guilty on six counts of match-fixing and was also charged with failing to cooperate with an investigation.
The case focused on “multiple incidents,” the ITIA said, including two matches they played together as doubles partners. The ITIA didn’t say which tournaments were affected.