Broville, a tennis player, was provisionally suspended by the ITIA (International Tennis Integrity Agency) in June last year due to an ongoing anti-corruption case. Since 20 June 2023, he has been unable to participate in or attend any officially sanctioned tennis events. The accusations against Broville involve match-fixing incidents that took place in 2017 and 2018. Despite his career-high world singles ranking of 708 in 2023, Broville firmly denies these charges. However, the ITIA claims that he did not cooperate with their investigation and even refused to submit personal devices for examination, violating specific regulations (F.2.b and F.2.d) outlined in the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP). Consequently, the ITIA has decided to impose a full suspension on Broville alongside a €5,000 (£3,982/€4,650) fine. This suspension, including the time already served under provisional suspension, signifies that Broville will be unable to pursue professional tennis until 19 June 2030.
Confirmation of Broville’s suspension is the most recent action taken by the ITIA in response to misconduct within the tennis community. Prior to this, Damjan Dejanovic, an official from Bosnia, received a provisional suspension due to pending corruption charges. Additionally, Stefan Milanov, a Bulgarian official, has been banned for 16 years following a conviction for corruption offenses. Furthermore, the ITIA imposed bans and suspensions on multiple players associated with a broader match-fixing case in Belgium, as a result of collaboration between the ITIA and Belgian authorities. The main perpetrator, Grigor Sargsyan, received a five-year prison sentence, with 16 players initially banned during his conviction in November. Subsequently, the ITIA has taken similar punitive actions against other tennis players, including Leny Mitjanam from France who received a 10-year ban for his involvement in corruption and match-fixing, and Anis Ghorbel from Tunisia who was banned for three years due to his role in match-fixing between 2016 and 2017.
