Yana Sizikova arrested at French Open in match-fixing investigation

Russian player detained in case from last year’s tournament
Large sums reportedly wagered on break of serve in match

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.