By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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Malek Jaziri and David Marrero’s pay for play scheme has earned both men suspensions.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced today that Marrero and Jaziri are both suspended for violating Tennis Anti-Corruption Program wildcard rules.
Former doubles world No. 5 Marrero admitted to paying and offering to pay for wildcards “for themselves and/or their doubles partner on four occasions across 2022 and 2023,” the ITIA announced.
Jaziri, a former singles No. 42 who owns career wins over Marin Cilic, Grigor Dimitrov and Karen Khachanov and made history as the lowest-ranked Dubai semifinals in 2019, has been suspended for nine months and fined $5,000 (of which $2,500 is suspended), after admitting to involvement in one breach of the TACP’s wildcard rules with Marrero.
The 41-year-old Jaziri, the highest-ranked Tunisian man in history and currently captain of Tunisia’s Davis Cup squad, began serving his suspension on October 28th. It will end on July 27, 2026.
The 45-year-old Marrero’s suspension started on October 21st and will end on May 20th, 2028.
During their suspensions, Marrero and Jaziri are banned from “playing in, coaching at, or attending any tennis event authorised or sanctioned by the members of the ITIA (ATP, ITF, WTA, Tennis Australia, Fédération Française de Tennis, Wimbledon and USTA) or any national association,” the ITIA announced.
