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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Luke Baker

Serbian tennis player banned for 24 years for match-fixing

Stefan Milicevic has received a lengthy ban from tennis for match-fixing - (Getty Images)

Serbian tennis player Stefan Milicevic has been given a mammoth 24-year ban for match-fixing and recruiting fellow players into “a corrupt network”.

It is one of the most severe punishments ever imposed by anti-corruption investigators, only a little short of a lifetime ban, with Milicevic forbidden from being involved with tennis until October 2050.

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