Tennis Match-Fixing Scandal: Two WTA tennis players, Nastja Kolar and Alexandra Riley, have been banned from the sport for life for match-fixing. Apart from the ban, the two female players have also been fined as part of a match-fixing case, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Wednesday. Kolar, a 28-year-old Slovene, committed 25 offenses from 2015–20 and was fined $175,000. Riley, an American, committed 15 offenses in the same period and was fined $50,000.
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The ITIA said the penalties reflected “the depth and significance of these breaches, which included contriving aspects of matches, wagering, facilitating wagering, courtsiding, conspiracy, and failing to report corrupt approaches.” Courtsiding is a prohibited practice which involves transmission of live scoring data from a match to a third party for betting purposes.
The agency said “neither player showed any contrition or remorse for their actions.”
Kolar’s WTA ranking peaked inside the top 200 for both singles and doubles; Riley’s singles ranking reached No. 691 in 2015.
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