Stefan Milicevic handed 24-year tennis ban for match-fixing
Serbian player Stefan Milicevic banned 24 years for fixing six matches, trying to fix six more, and recruiting other players.
Stefan Milicevic is a 29-year-old Serbian player. He reached a world ranking of 1,338th.
The International Tennis Integrity Authority gave him a 24-year suspension. He was charged with fixing six matches between 2022 and 2024.
Five of those matches were his own. He also tried to fix six more matches during that time.
The ITIA charged him with recruiting other professional players. This was part of a corrupt match-fixing network.
Milicevic did not work with the investigation. The ITIA tried to contact him seven times.
He was also fined £53,000. He cannot play until October 2050, when he will be 53.
- 29
- Age
- 6 (5 his own)
- Matches fixed
- 24 years until October 2050
- Ban length
- £53,000
- Fine
Why it mattersThe ban is one of the harshest ever imposed outside a lifetime suspension. It shows tennis integrity authorities are taking a hard line against corruption networks.
AustraliaNo direct Australian effect, but the case reinforces tennis anti-corruption standards that affect all players globally.
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