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

Last updated on: 04 June,2021 02:31 pm

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

PARIS (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.