Match-fixing means South African tennis player’s career hits the dust
TENNIS player Joshua Chetty has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of match-fixing.The 21-year-old South African admitted to approaching another player with financial inducements of $2,000 to underperform in a singles match‚ and $600 in a doubles match‚ during the International Tennis Federation F1 Futures event in Stellenbosch in November 2015.The player approached by Chetty‚ whose identity will remain confidential in accordance with the provisions of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP)‚ rejected the corrupt offers and reported the matter to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU).The findings of a resultant TIU investigation were referred to independent anti-corruption hearing officer Ian Mill QC‚ who considered the case and imposed the lifetime ban from all professional tennis.Chetty is ranked 1,857 in singles‚ and reached a career-high ranking of 1,370 in June 2015.The breaches of the TACP for which he has been found guilty fall under Sections D.1.e and...
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