Russian player detained over suspected match-fixing at French Open: police source

Author: AFP

Paris police on Friday detained Russian tennis player Yana Sizikova over the suspected fixing of a doubles match at the French Open last year, a police and legal source told AFP.

Sizikova, 26, who is ranked 101st in the women’s doubles rankings, was detained on Thursday night after a match in this year’s tournament as part of an investigation into possible corruption and fraud, the source in the Paris prosecutor’s office said.

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