The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by French player Thomas Setodji against a 10-year suspension for match fixing issued in 2025.
Setodji’s sanction was linked to a criminal case heard in 2023 involving a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium. Collaboration between the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) and Belgian authorities led to a five-year custodial sentence for the leader of the syndicate, Grigor Sargsyan.
Separately, the ITIA has also suspended two other individuals for breaking tennis’ anti-corruption rules.
24-year-old Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandr Ovcharenko has been suspended for six weeks and fined $2,000 (of which $1,000 is suspended) after failing to report knowledge or suspicion of corruption and conspiring to bet on tennis. Ovcharenko, who has a career-high singles ranking of 296, is suspended until 29 June 2026.
Linked to this case, tournament stringer Federico Colelli, from Italy, has also been suspended for betting on tennis and failure to report knowledge or suspicion of corruption. Colelli has been suspended for two months, ending on 18 July 2026, and fined $2,000 (of which $1,000 is suspended).
While suspended, the individuals are not allowed to play in, coach at, or attend any events organised or sanctioned by the ITF, WTA, ATP, the Grand Slams, or any national association.
Click here to access the Setodji CAS decision.
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Published 04 June 2026 13:00
