Buenos Aires May 25 (IANS) Argentine tennis player Nicolas Kicker faces a lengthy ban after being found guilty of match-fixing the sport s anti-corruption body said.
Kicker was found guilty of "contriving the outcome" of two matches at ATP Challenger events in Italy and Colombia in 2015 the London-based Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said in a statement on Thursday reports Efe.
The 25-year-old also failed to report a corrupt approach and refused to cooperate with a TIU investigation according to a ruling by independent anti-corruption hearing officer Jane Mulcahy.
His punishment will be decided by Mulcahy at a later date TIU said.
"Until that time Kicker will not be granted credentials to enter or compete in any professional tennis event sanctioned by the governing bodies of tennis " the statement read.
Kicker is currently ranked 84th in singles and reached a career high of 78th in June 2017.

--IANS gau/bg