Russian tennis player Yana Sizikova has been arrested in Paris by French police as part of a match-fixing investigation, according to Le Parisien. Sizikova, a 26-year-old doubles specialist, was taken into custody on Thursday night in relation to an investigation dating back to October for “sports corruption” and “organized gang fraud”. Sizikova lost 6-1 6-1 in her opening round doubles match earlier on Thursday while partnering her countrywoman Ekaterina Alexandrova against Australian pair Ajla Tomljanovic and Storm Sanders. Sizikova was culpable for three of the points conceded, including two double faults, as she lost her serve to love. Sizikova is currently ranked 101st and she has earned a total of $206,617 (€169,650) prize money over her 11-year career.

Source: The Irish Times June 04, 2021 13:49 UTC