Younes Rachidi banned for life over 135 match-fixing offences

A tennis star who made $53,102 in prizemoney in his career was banned for life after the most incidences of match-fixing “by one individual ever detected”.

LONDON: Moroccan former tennis player Younes Rachidi has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of fixing 135 matches, the highest number of offences by one individual ever detected, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The 36-year-old was involved in match-fixing with two Algerian players recently banned by the ITIA, the independent body said, with the cases uncovered following law enforcement investigations in conjunction with the ITIA in Belgium.

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