Tennis
Chinese tennis player was banned for 12 years for match-fixing
International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) Pan Zhenlong He was banned from tennis for 12 years and fined $110,000 ($70,000 of which was suspended). This happened after it was determined that he had either fixed matches or been involved in attempts to organize them; We are talking about 22 fights from May to September 2024.
Pan, 25, admitted to fixing five of his own singles matches at the ITF World Tennis Tour M15, M25 and ATP Challenger 50 tournaments, as well as making 17 attempts to corruptly influence other professional players, which led to a further six cases of match-fixing.
Pan, who reached the highest singles ranking of 1316 in November 2024, accepted the sentence agreed with the ITIA and waived his right to a hearing before an independent Anti-Corruption Officer (AHO).
Starting November 7, 2024, time spent under suspension will be included in the total suspension period. Therefore, Pan Renlong’s suspension will last until November 6, 2036, subject to payment of the outstanding portion of the penalty.
During the eligibility period, Pan is prohibited from playing, coaching or participating in any tennis event organized or sanctioned by the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Française de Tennis Federation, Wimbledon, USTA) or members of any national association.
ITIA is an independent body established by members of the tennis community to promote, develop and protect the integrity of professional tennis competition.
Source: Sport UA
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Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova failed to reach the second round of the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide.
Alexandrova, who received the fourth seed, lost to Romanian Jacqueline Christian with a score of 4:6, 4:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 50 minutes.
Christian’s next opponent will be the winner of the match Daria Kasatkina (Australia) – Maria Sakkari (Greece).
WTA 500. Adelaide International. Adelaide (Australia). Hard. Prize fund – more than 1.2 million dollars
First round
Jacqueline Christian (Romania, Q) – Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia, 4) – 6:4, 6:4
Source: Sportbox
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Ukrainian tennis player Nadezhda Kichenok Won the opening doubles match at the WTA 250 hard court tournament held in Hobart, Australia.
With the Ukrainians in the first round Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) defeated Chan Hao-Ching (Chinese Taipei) / Jiang Xinyu (China) in two sets in 1 hour 38 minutes.
WTA 250 Hobart. Couples. Difficult, 1/8 final
Nadezhda Kichenok (Ukraine) / Makoto Ninomiya (Japan) – Chan Hao-Chin (Chinese Taipei) / Jiang Xinyu (China) [2] – 7:5, 7:5
In the first match, Nadezhda and Makoto lost 1:4, and then they won four matches in a row, winning back serve with a score of 3:5 in the set.
This was the first time the two had faced each other. Kichenok and Ninomiya will compete in the second round against Katarzyna Piter and Janice Tjen or Gabriella Da Silva Fick and Alexandra Osborne.
Nadezhda and Makoto won their 11th victory in their 13th joint fight since July 2025. The Ukrainian and Japanese set out for their third WTA 250 trophy; They became champions in Hamburg and Prague last summer.
Source: Sport UA
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Ukrainian tennis player Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 111) has made a successful start to the 2026 Australian Open qualifiers.
In the first round of the selection, the Ukrainian player beat the French representative in three sets Alice Tubello (WTA 431) in 1 hour 52 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Yulia Starodubtseva (Ukrainian) [6] – Alice Tubello (France) – 6:2, 3:6, 6:0
This was the first head-to-head meeting between the rivals.
Julia’s next opponent will be Despina Papamikhail (Greece, WTA 157), who beat Sasha Vickery at the beginning of the selection.
Starodubtseva is performing on the courts of Melbourne for the third time in her career. In 2024, she passed the qualifications, losing to Ons Jabeur in the 1/64 final, and last season, she immediately entered the top 11, losing to Leila Fernandez.
In the Aus Open 2026 qualifiers, Ukraine will be represented by Starodubtseva, as well as Daria Snigur, Angelina Kalinina and Vitaly Sachko. They will hold their first meeting on the night of January 13.
Source: Sport UA
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