Dutch tennis coach Max Wenders banned for match-fixing

London: Dutch tennis coach Max Wenders has been banned from the sport for 12 years for match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) confirmed on Wednesday. According to ITIA, Wenders admitted to "multiple match-fixing charges" and also admitted to destroying evidence and failing to report a corrupt approach. "The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has today confirmed that Dutch tennis coach Max Wenders has been banned from the sport for 12 years after admitting multiple match fixing charges," ITIA said in a statement.

Notably, one of the charges against Wenders came under a rule which forbids people involved with tennis to "directly or indirectly, facilitate any Player to not use his or her best efforts in any Event."

However, ITIA didn't reveal when or where the alleged conduct happened, and it didn't name any players.

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