The former Peruvian tennis player Luis Hornawinner of two ATP titles and ranked at number 33 in the world, he was sanctioned by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for promoting a betting house in 2023.
Horna, who has the honor of being one the last tennis player to snatch victory from Roger Federer in the first round of a Slam -feat he achieved Roland Garros in the year 2003-, He was fined $10,000 and suspended for six months.which are suspended until sports betting is promoted again.
Horna is considered one of the best Peruvian tennis players in history and today is the director of Lima challenger, which will be played from June 10 to 19, and is also the captain of the Peruvian Davis Cup team. In 2023, Horna signed a contract with a sports betting company when ITIA rules prevent anyone involved in tennis from “promoting and encouraging” the practice of betting.
The agency underlined that, once informed, the 43-year-old Peruvian did not hesitate to collaborate in the investigation. He further expressed “he regretted it and deleted all promotional material from the betting house“, so the entity found no signs of “corrupt behavior” in Horna.
Throughout his sporting career, Horna, who played in the third round of the Australian Open in 2006 and at Roland Garros in 2005, he won the doubles in Paris with the Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in 2008. He won several titles in that mode and was fifteenth in the rankings in 2009.
Source: Clarin
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