By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, August 17, 2023

The pro tennis circuit is a journey and the trip is over for Alexis Musialek.

The former world No. 255 Musialek has been banned from tennis for life after being found guilty of fixing nine matches between 2016 and 2018 and for failing to cooperate with an investigation by withholding evidence, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced today.

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In addition to his lifetime ban, which began on August 5th, Musialek was hit with a $50,000 fine.

The 35-year-old Frenchman was accused of 39 violations of the tennis anti-corruption program. 

Musialek denied the charges against him.



Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer Raj Parker found Musialek "contrived the outcome of multiple matches, received money, benefit or consideration for contriving the outcome of these matches, and facilitated other players not to use their best efforts."

This case is the latest in a series of investigations pursued by the ITIA in conjunction with law enforcement in Belgium, which has seen a number of tennis players implicated in match-fixing incidents, and the leader of the scheme jailed for five years.

In this case, "evidence from the Belgian proceedings supported intelligence gathered through parallel ITIA investigations and industry betting alerts," the ITIA said.

As a result of this ruling, Musialek will be prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis permanently. Musialek has also been fined $50,000. The sanction is effective from August 5, 2023.

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