{"id":116473,"date":"2024-04-10T20:44:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/spanish-tennis-player-cortes-suspended-for-15-years-over-match-fixing"},"modified":"2024-04-10T21:23:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T21:23:53","slug":"spanish-tennis-player-cortes-suspended-for-15-years-over-match-fixing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/spanish-tennis-player-cortes-suspended-for-15-years-over-match-fixing","title":{"rendered":"Spanish tennis player Cortes suspended for 15 years over match-fixing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>It added that Cortes has been fined $75,000, of which $56,250 is suspended.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Spaniard cooperated fully with the investigation and accepted an agreed sanction, it added.<\/p>\n<p>Cortes is also banned from attending, training, and coaching at tennis events authorized by ITIA members, including Tennis Australia, the French Tennis Federation, Wimbledon and USTA, or any national association.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 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. 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