There has never been more manipulation and betting fraud in sport: this is the conclusion reached by the Swiss analysts at Sportradar (we reported). However, such incidents are still unusual. Especially in Europe and in mainstream sports, where broad and effective monitoring methods are commonly used.
However, Europe and world sports cannot completely free themselves when it comes to unfair practices involving result manipulation or other fraud. This was recently shown by the “Aaron Cortes” case. The Spaniard is accused of violating applicable corruption laws in 35 cases. As international reporting suggests, influencing the outcome of events, accepting money to influence the outcome of events, and failing to report corrupt practices are among the main violations. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) also revealed that Cortes bet on tennis and provided tournament officials with money in exchange for a wildcard.
How Aaron Cortes was discovered has neither been officially announced by the ITIA nor read in the press (possibly for future investigative reasons). Only the sentence was made public. The punishment is likely to cost the now 29-year-old his career.
According to ITIA, he is said to have fully cooperated in the investigations against him. He accepted the agreed sanctions and waived the right to appeal before an independent anti-corruption hearing officer.
In fact, the ITIA has imposed a whole series of sanctions in recent weeks. This wave is intended to be part of a strengthened initiative against corruption in tennis: This is what the media says. Not only players are affected, but also those responsible.
The many cases of corruption in European tennis are worrying. One can definitely assume that there is a high number of unreported cases here. It is quite possible that more crimes will be uncovered in the coming months as a result of increased attention. However, Aaron Cortes’ harsh sentence is likely to remain outstanding. A ban of 15 years doesn’t happen every day. The ITIA works as an organization dedicated to maintaining the integrity of professional tennis worldwide with the most important governing bodies: including the ITF, ATP, WTA and the four Grand Slam tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open). This means that Cortes will not be allowed to play in any relevant event until he is 44, which will inevitably be the end of his career.
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