Tag: Yana Sizikova

Player Arrested for Match-Fixing at 2020 French Open

PARIS—A tennis player suspected of match-fixing last year has been arrested during the French Open, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday. According to French newspaper Le Parisien, which first reported the story, the player is 765th-ranked Yana Sizikova of Russia. The prosecutor’s office confirmed to The Associated Press that a “women’s international player” was in…


Tennis Player Released From Custody in Match-Fixing Case

PARIS—The Russian tennis player arrested on suspicion of match-fixing at last year’s French Open was released from police custody on Friday, judicial officials told The Associated Press. Yana Sizikova, who was arrested Thursday in Paris after competing in a French Open doubles match, was not formally charged after questioning but remains under investigation, the Paris…