By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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When it comes to tennis corruption, what you don’t say can hurt you.
Frenchman Lucas Bouquet has been suspended for six weeks and fined $10,000 (of which $5,000 is suspended) after admitting to failing to report knowledge or suspicion of active corruption, providing inside information, and failing to report a corrupt approach, in breach of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP). The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Bouquet’s suspension today.
Bouquet, who reached a career-high world singles ranking of 478 in February 2025, admitted to four total breaches of the TACP in 2023 and 2024, the ITIA said in a statement.
He requested that his case be referred to an independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer (AHO) to determine sanction. On September 19th, AHO Amani Khalifa issued a sanction of two months, with a 20% reduction for early admission, and a $10,000 fine, of which $5,000 is suspended.
Bouquet’s suspension is effective from September 19th-October 30th, 2025.
During the period of ineligibility, 28-year-old Bouquet is prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authorized or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national association.
