In September, Maxence Broville (24 years old, who was 708th player in the world, his best ranking in 2023) was forced to stand aside from the circuit.
Provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA),
“pending full review of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) charges”
.
The Stade Toulousain Tennis Club player appealed.
The verdict is in.
Broville has denied all accusations related to match-fixing in 2017 and 2018. But the ITIA announced:
“Brovillé has been provisionally suspended since June 20, 2023, and the time to serve his provisional suspension will be credited towards his period of ineligibility .
As such, the suspension will end on June 19, 2030. During the period of ineligibility, the player is prohibited from playing, coaching or attending any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, French Tennis Federation, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national association
,” specifies the press release.
Maxence Broville was also fined $5,000 (4,658 euros) for match-fixing and refusing to cooperate during the investigation.
According to L’Équipe, this would be the
“8th French player sanctioned for match-fixing since the start of 2023.”
In 2018, an investigation published on the evil plaguing the tennis world, cited by Le Monde, already revealed the extent of the damage on the planet:
“The structure of player remuneration creates fertile ground for fraud.
Only the top 250 women and 350 men earn enough money to stay afloat.
However, there are some 15,000 so-called “professional” players.
Players can “self-finance” by betting on the loss of their match, which suits them to the extent that they can then play another tournament;
they can also bet on specific actions, such as losing a game or set, which they can then guarantee.
They can also give information about their intentions, their state of health or fitness to other people…”