Former French Open tennis star banned for all times over match-fixing incidents
Former French Open blended doubles star Alexis Musialek has been banned from tennis for all times after being discovered responsible of 39 breaches of the game’s anti-corruption guidelines. The Frenchman was discovered to have fastened 9 matches between 2016 and 2018.
Musialek is banned from ever taking part in in, teaching or attending tennis competitions organised by the game’s governing our bodies. He has additionally been fined £39,000 ($50,000).
The case is a part of an International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) investigation in tandem with Belgian legislation enforcement. Musialek – who denied all expenses – is considered one of a number of people implicated in match-fixing incidents.
A former world No 255, Musialek was discovered to have contrived the result of a number of matches, obtained cash, profit or consideration for contriving the result of the matches. He was additionally discovered responsible of facilitating different gamers to not play to their most effort.
An ITIA assertion learn: “The ITIA today confirms that French tennis player Alexis Musialek has been banned from tennis for life following 39 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).
“Musialek denied all charges brought against them, but was found by independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer (AHO) Raj Parker to have been involved in the fixing of nine matches between 2016 and 2018, alongside failing to co-operate with an ITIA investigation by withholding evidence.
“The 35-year-old was found to have – among other offences – contrived the outcome of multiple matches, received money, benefit or consideration for contriving the outcome of these matches, and facilitated other players not to use their best efforts.
“This case is the latest in a series of investigations pursued by the ITIA in conjunction with law enforcement in Belgium, which has seen a number of tennis players implicated in match-fixing incidents, and the leader of the scheme jailed for five years.
“In this case, evidence from the Belgian proceedings supported intelligence gathered through parallel ITIA investigations and industry betting alerts.
“As a result of this ruling, Musialek will be prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authorised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis permanently. They have also been fined $50,000. The sanction is effective from 5 August 2023.”
Musialek reached the second spherical of the 2018 French Open blended doubles alongside companion Kristina Mladenovich. It just isn’t clear whether or not any of his matches on the event had been implicated within the scandal.