{"id":495486,"date":"2025-12-23T13:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/dominican-tennis-player-maikel-villalona-is-sanctioned-for-match-fixing-with-four-and-a-half-years\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:09:33","slug":"dominican-tennis-player-maikel-villalona-is-sanctioned-for-match-fixing-with-four-and-a-half-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/tennis\/dominican-tennis-player-maikel-villalona-is-sanctioned-for-match-fixing-with-four-and-a-half-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican tennis player Maikel Villalona is sanctioned for match-fixing with four and a half years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SPORTS WRITING.\u2013<\/strong> The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed this Tuesday the sanction imposed on Dominican tennis player <strong>Maikel Villalona<\/strong>, 21 years old, consisting of <strong>four years and six months suspension<\/strong> for multiple violations of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/futbol\/diciembre-el-mes-en-el-que-el-mundial-de-2026-definio-sus-grupos-y-messi-brillo-en-la-mls\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December, the month in which the 2026 World Cup defined its groups and Messi shined in the MLS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nVillalona, who is not in the world ranking, was accused on October 15th of incurring <strong>five infractions<\/strong> of the anti-corruption code, including the <strong>manipulation of the result of a match<\/strong>, the <strong>receipt of money<\/strong> and the <strong>failure to report a corrupt approach<\/strong>. The events are related to a doubles match of the <strong>ITF World Tennis Tour<\/strong> played in 2022, according to the ITIA in an official statement.\n\nThe organization also held the Dominican player responsible for <strong>not cooperating with the investigation<\/strong>, by ignoring five different requests to be interviewed in early 2025.\n\nFaced with the lack of response to the charges presented by the ITIA, Villalona <strong>admitted his responsibility in all the accusations<\/strong> and accepted the sanction, which also includes a <strong>fine of 10,000 dollars<\/strong>.\n\nThe tennis player decided not to appeal the punishment, which came into effect on <strong>October 30<\/strong>, and prohibits him from <strong>playing, training, or attending<\/strong> any tennis event organized by entities affiliated with the ITIA.\n\nThe International Tennis Integrity Agency is an independent body that brings together the main players in world tennis, including the &#8220;ATP&#8221;, the &#8220;WTA&#8221;, the &#8220;International Tennis Federation&#8221; and representatives of the &#8220;Grand Slam tournaments&#8221;.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPORTS WRITING.\u2013 The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed this Tuesday the sanction imposed on Dominican tennis player Maikel Villalona, 21 years old, consisting of four years and six months suspension for multiple violations of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). 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