04/13/2021 12:29 PM
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Updated 04/13/2021 12:29 PM
Argentine
Franco Feitt
, who came to occupy the 920th position in the ATP singles rankings, was suspended for life, after having admitted his participation in multiple cases of match-fixing between 2014 and 2018, according to the Agency reported on Tuesday. International Tennis Integrity (ITIA).
The tennis player born in Río Gallegos 28 years ago will not be able to play or attend any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis.
And you will also have to pay a fine of $ 25,000.
The investigation carried out by the ITIA determined that the Argentine, a former 437th in the world in doubles, committed multiple infractions to three clauses of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.
According to the Agency statement,
Feitt admitted to having violated five times the rule
that states that "no person may, directly or indirectly, devise or attempt to devise the outcome or any other aspect of any event."
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- Argentina Tennis (@AATenis) April 13, 2021
In addition, he recognized three infractions of the rule that says that "directly or indirectly, he will request or facilitate any player who does not use his best efforts in any case."
And one to which he marks that "any player is approached by any person who asks him to influence the result or any other aspect of any event or to provide inside information, he must report such incident to the ITIA as soon as possible, even if it is not offered. nor is money, benefit or consideration discussed ”.
The Cordovan played his last singles match as a professional in March last year
at the ITF M15 in Cairo, Egypt, where he lost in the round of 16.
In doubles, he
won ten Futures titles between 2013 and 2019
.
This year he played two competitions in pairs, both in the M15 category in Tunisia, in which he fell in the first and second rounds.
Based in Spain, since 2015 he has been part of the coaching staff of the
Ad In Academy
of former Spanish tennis players
Albert Portas
and
Germán Puentes
.
According to information on the official website of the academy, Feitt has been traveling and training in different places in America, Africa and Europe for more than five years and accompanying players in training stages.
In addition, she obtained a Sports Nutrition degree focused on supplementation for professional athletes.