Brazilian actor gets life anathema from tennis for match-fixing

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LONDON (AP) — Brazilian actor Diego Matos was criminialized for life from veteran tennis on Monday after being found guilty of match-fixing.

Matos, aged 31, was also fined $125,000 and systematic to repay unlawful loot of $12,000 by a Tennis Integrity Unit.

The TIU pronounced he constructed a outcome of 10 matches in 2018 during ITF-level events in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Portugal, and Spain.

Matos was also found guilty of unwell to concur entirely with TIU investigators, unwell during 3 interviews to yield his mobile phone and financial records.

He was now ranked 373 in doubles, with a career-best of 241 in December, given when he’s been suspended. His top singles ranking was 580 in Apr 2012.

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