At 26 years old, he receives a 24-year suspension for fixing his tennis matches and recruiting others
The issue of betting leads to a widespread complaint from elite tennis players about the insults and threats they receive through social networks. The issue is more delicate in lower categories of the professional field, when intimidation occurs directly from the stands. And where corruption is most frequent.
It has happened again with a player with hardly any resume, who has been caught red-handed. Fixing your own meetings and also generating a network with other colleagues.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) communicated a 24-year punishment to the Serbian tennis player Stefan Milicevicwho is 24, in addition to a fine of $27,000, for severely breaking anti-corruption rules.
His best ranking was number 1,138, with hardly any relevance in professional tennis. But he used the universe of the racket for other matters. The charges include six rigged matches, including five in which he himself participated. He tried it in six others in the period between 2022 and 2024.
He is also accused of having recruited, or attempted to recruit, “multiple professional players as part of a corrupt network, leading to other tennis players fixing matches.”
The ITIA began an investigation this same year, in which Milicevic He didn’t want to collaborate. He did not respond to any request, which extended the punishment, which begins on October 9, 2026 and ends on October 8, 2050.
“You are not allowed to play, train or attend any event organized or sanctioned by World Tennis (international federation), WTA, ATP, Grand Slams or any national association,” concludes the official ITIA note.
