Fernando Bogajo Fernandez sanctioned for match fixing

Fernando Bogajo Fernandez has been sanctioned by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA). The Spanish player has received a one year and 10 months ban after admitting offences related to the fixing of a match in 2018. In addition, the player was fined $3,000 with an additional $5,000 suspended on the basis that he commits no further breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) rules.

The case was dealt with under the 2022 TACP ‘Proposal for Disposition’ framework, which allows for a sanction to be handed down from the ITIA to the player upon admission of guilt, without the need for a hearing. Bogajo Fernandez had a highest ATP ranking of 901 and admitted to taking money for not producing his best efforts in a match in 2018 and failing to report the approach. As a result of being provisionally suspended since December 2019, he is able to resume his involvement in tennis immediately.