An Argentine tennis player was once again under the shadow of controversy.Hernán Casanova, currently 397th in the ATP ranking, was suspended for two months after failing to comply with the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP), as reported by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).
The Buenos Aires native, owner of 25 professional titles and a regular competitor on the ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour circuits, admitted to having placed bets on numerous matches in which he had no participation or influence—apparently during qualifying rounds of the Australian Open—in a recreational manner between 2023 and 2025. In addition, he acknowledged an independent infraction in 2024 for not reporting an attempted bribery, conduct also considered a violation of the TACP.
The sanction, of a sporting and economic nature, has been in force since February 4 and will be extended until April 3 of this year.During this period, Casanova will not be able to compete, train or attend official events organized by entities affiliated with the ITIA – ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon, USTA or any national federation.It is an organization created to promote, encourage, improve and safeguard the integrity of its professional tennis events.
In turn, the player must pay a fine of 500 dollars, a figure reduced from the 2,000 initially stipulated, of which 1,500 were suspended.
After the resolution was made public, Casanova, 32, took responsibility through a message on his social networks.”I write this so that you know for me. On February 3 I was notified by the ITIA that I will be suspended for two months and will have to pay a fine of $500,” said the tennis player from Lomas de Zamora.
Casanova stressed that the sanction was due to “two errors” committed due to ignorance of the regulations: betting for fun on tennis matches and not reporting suspicions about a possible arrangement.
Then he added: “I accept my mistake and the suspension. It’s going to be a difficult two months, but luckily I’m surrounded by people who support me and who are going to help me move forward. I want to share this so that the kids who are just entering the professional world are well informed about the anti-corruption program, because the slightest mistake pays off.”
Casanova had competed for the last time in the Challenger 125 in Rosario, last week.The contest came under media focus after the Spanish Nikolas Sánchez Izquierdo and the Argentine Román Burruchaga reported death threats prior to their respective matches.
In that tournament, the Buenos Aires native surpassed the classification and entered the main draw, an instance in which he had to withdraw when he lost 1-6 and 0-2 against the Taiwanese Chun-Hsin Tseng.
Nicknamed “Spider” for his physical display and persistence on the circuit, Casanova won 25 professional titles — the last, an M15 in Santiago de Chile during 2025 — and reached his best ranking in October 2022, when he placed 221st in the world.In that season he also played the only ATP tournament of his career, in Kitzbühel, Austria.
