A Russian tennis player suspected of match-fixing last year has been arrested during this year's French Open, her lawyer says.
suspected of match-fixing last year has been arrested during this year's French Open, her lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday.
The player, 765th-ranked Yana Sizikova of Russia, denied the allegations, according to her lawyer, Frederic Belot. He told The Associated Press that Sizikova wants to file a complaint for defamation.prosecutor's office confirmed to the AP that a “women's international player" was in custody, but it did not identify her.
The French tennis federation said it could not provide further information because the investigation is ongoing. The International Tennis Integrity Agency, which investigates match-fixing in the sport, declined to comment on the details of the case but said in a message to the AP that “there has been ongoing liaison between the ITIA and law enforcement in France."“She was placed in custody like a criminal. She says she is innocent and did not want me to assist her during her questioning because she considers herself like a victim," Belot said.
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