Grand Slam champion Sofia Kenin’s former coach and boyfriend Max Wenders banned from tennis for 12 years
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Sofia Kevin and her former boyfriend, Max Wenders
Max Wenders reportedly worked with several players on the WTA Tour as a coach, assistant or hitting partner. The Dutch coach came to highlight when he dated 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin with whom he also worked as an interim coach. Max also worked with Jelena Ostapenko as a hitting partner.
Sofia Kenin made it official that she has been dating her coach Max Wenders. Kenin posted a straightforward message on Instagram wishing Max a happy birthday. Sofia and Max parted ways soon after some time as the American hired her former coach(her father).
Sofia Kenin’s ex-boyfriend Max Wenders gets banned for 12 years from any involvement in tennis
Dutch tennis coach Max Wenders has been restricted from the sport for 12 years for match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday. The ITIA said Wenders confessed to “multiple match-fixing charges” and also disclosed that he destroyed evidence and failed to report a corrupt approach. One of the charges against Wenders came under a rule which prohibits people involved with the game to “directly or indirectly, facilitate any Player to not use his or her best efforts in any Event.”
The ITIA didn’t disclose the time period and place the alleged conduct happened, and it didn’t even name any players. The ITIA said Wenders was banned and fined $12,000 at a hearing in April 2021 but that the charges weren’t published until now following submissions from Wenders’ legal team. He is not allowed to attend any tennis tournament which is approved by the sport’s main governing bodies until 2033.
Earlier, the organization banned Vernier Quinteros earlier in July over match-fixing offenses and Before that, an Italian chair umpire was handed a suspension. Tennis remains one of the most flagged sports according to IBIA’s statistics on betting alerts which considers examples of potential fraud in the gambling industry.
While the punishment for Wenders has been announced, players like Kenin and Ostapenko would have been relieved to have not been dragged in the controversy as the Dutchman worked in close quarters with them in the past couple of seasons.
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