Tennis authorities have banned six Spanish players following a match-fixing scandal that's been dubbed "one of the most significant infiltrations of tennis by organised crime."
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced on Friday that the players in question have been banned from the sport. Their suspensions range from seven to 22 years, while the group have also been issued fines worth a combined total of more than $700,000 (£565,000).
Marc Fornell-Mestres, who was once ranked 236th in the world, was guilty of the most egregious offence and was therefore banned for 22 years and six months. He was also handed a $250,000 (£200,000) fine by the ITIA, though $200,000 (£160,000) of that is suspended.
