The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has reported 26 suspicious betting alerts during the third quarter of 2025, including one from the US Open.
As revealed in the integrity monitoring body’s quarterly update, the alerts were received through the ITIA’s confidential Memoranda of Understanding with the regulated betting industry.
The majority of the alerts (nine) were from ATP Challenger 50 events, while there were six alerts apiece from the Men’s World Tennis Tour 25s and the Men’s World Tennis Tour 15s circuits.
Two alerts were derived from ATP Challenger 75 events, with one each coming from the ATP Challenger 125 tour and the ATP Challenger 100 circuit.
The ITIA also received a suspicious betting alert from the US Open, which is a Grand Slam tournament and one of the most high-profile events in the tennis calendar.
An ITIA statement read: “Every alert reported to the ITIA is recorded, assessed and followed up as an indicator that something inappropriate may have happened. It is important to note that an alert on its own is not evidence of match-fixing.
“Unusual betting patterns can occur for many reasons other than match-fixing – for example incorrect odds-setting, well-informed betting, player fitness, fatigue or form, playing conditions and personal circumstances.
“Where analysis of a match alert does suggest corrupt activity, the ITIA conducts a full, confidential investigation. In addition, the ITIA considers intelligence from various sources, and encourages anyone with any concerns to contact the ITIA.”
As well as reporting the suspicious betting alerts, the ITIA has sanctioned 16 players during Q3 for breaches to the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP).
Lifetime bans were issued to Thai tennis player Jatuporn Na Lamphun and Italian official Francesco Totaro, while Uzbekistani official Murod Abdurakhimov was handed a 20-year ban.
Croatian player Lauro Milanovic was handed an eight-year ban, Bulgarian Simon Ivanov was banned for five years, and Polish athlete Artsiom Dabryian was given a three-year suspension.
Smaller sanctions were given to Rakhimbek Ibrakhimov (21 months), Imran Sibille (one year), Stefano Reitano (seven months) and Luc Fomba (two months).
Chinese pair Li Wenfu and Zhang Jin were also handed provisional suspensions during Q3, while Melina Ferrero’s and Sofia Luini’s separate appeals against their respective three and seven-year suspensions were both dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
In April, the ITIA handed suspensions to five French tennis players for their involvement with a Belgian match-fixing syndicate, which had led to a criminal investigation case in 2023.
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ITIA monitoring flags a contentious match during the US Open, while 16 players are sanctioned during the quarter for breaching anti-corruption protocols
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