No evidence of corruption was found after an probe into a mixed doubles match at this year’s Australian Open that had reportedly attracted suspicious betting patterns, the Tennis Integrity Unit said on Tuesday. “TIU investigations not only root out corrupt practices, but also support players who are the subject of unproven speculation,” Harrison said. The investigation was prompted by a first-round match in which Lukasz Kubot and Andrea Hlavackova beat David Marrero and Lara Arruabarrena. Tennis came under renewed scrutiny at the outset of this year’s Australian Open after a joint report by the BBC and BuzzFeed News alleged the sport’s authorities had exhibited negligence toward evidence of match-fixing. All four players denied the possibility of match-fixing at the time.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2016 18:00 UTC