A French tennis participant, Quentin Folliot, has been hit with a 20-year suspension from the sport. Folliot was discovered to be a “central determine” in a match-fixing scheme that has seen 5 others suspended as effectively.
The news comes from the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA), which has been investigating match-fixing for quite some time. Folliot has additionally been hit with a $70,000 fantastic, in addition to instructed to repay $44,000 in “corrupt funds.” The 26-year-old was discovered to be in breach of 27 completely different areas of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).
French tennis participant Quentin Folliot has been suspended for 20 years following 27 breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.https://t.co/MqgnJkzYzE pic.twitter.com/gcnePIV3I9
— Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (@itia_tennis) December 11, 2025
His profession had seen him already ranked 488 in singles as of 2022. Successfully, his tennis profession is now over so long as the ITIA is concerned, as he gained’t be capable to take part till he’s 45.
Regardless of the suspension being for 20 years, it was considered the second he was suspended, which was Could 17, 2024. As such, he’ll be allowed to play on Could 16, 2044. That is “topic to compensation of excellent fines.”
His suspension prevents him from enjoying within the following tennis matches hosted by:
- ATP
- ITF
- WTA
- Tennis Australia
- Fédération Française de Tennis
- Wimbledon
- USTA
- “Any nationwide affiliation”
He’s additionally prevented from “teaching at, or attending” any occasions that contain any ITIA member.
20-year tennis suspension over 27 infractions
In the course of the listening to, Folliot denied 30 completely different fees regarding the fixing of 11 tennis matches between 2022 and 2024. The presiding and unbiased Anti-Corruption Listening to Officer (AHO), Amani Khalifa, noticed that 27 fees had been put via. Folliot was let off from three fees that concerned inside data, failure to report a corrupt method, and contriving the result of the match.
The full hearing is uploaded to the ITIA website and has AHO Khalifa is quoted as saying about Folliot’s actions:
“… a vector for a wider prison syndicate, actively recruiting different gamers and trying to embed corruption extra deeply into the skilled excursions.”
Featured picture: Quentin Folliot on X, ITIA
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