FILE PHOTO: Southeast Asian Games - Tennis - Hanaka Paris Ocean Park, Bac Ninh, Vietnam - May 21, 2022 Laos' Mick Lescure Sadettan in action during his semi final match against Vietnam's Trinh Linh Giang REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
(Reuters) - French players Mick Lescure and Jules Okala have been given life bans from tennis after investigations into multiple incidents of match-fixing since 2014, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Friday.
The 29-year-old Lescure, who peaked at world number 487, was found guilty of eight charges of match-fixing and also handed a $40,000 fine. Okala, 25, whose highest ranking was 338, was found guilty of seven charges and fined $15,000.
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