South African player Joshua Chetty has been banned for life from professional tennis after being found guilty of match-fixing. The 21-year-old admitted offering money to another player to underperform in an ITF Futures F1 tournament in Stellenbosch, his home country, in November 2015.

The identity of the player, who was thus approached won't be revealed. The player had reported about the incident to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) that after thorough investigation took this decision. Currently Chetty is ranked 1,857th in the world and has a career high of 1,370.

'The lifetime ban from all professional tennis applies with immediate effect and means the player is not allowed to compete in, or attend, any tournament or event organised or sanctioned by the governing bodies of the sport', TIU said through a statement.