06 January,2017 08:58 AM IST | | PA Sport
Australian Open junior champion Oliver Anderson has been charged with match fixing,
Oliver Anderson
Oliver Anderson
Sydney: Australian Open junior champion Oliver Anderson has been charged with match fixing, according to reports. Victoria Police announced yesterday that an 18-year-old man from Queensland had been charged following alleged match fixing at a tournament in Traralgon in October.
The player was named by the Age newspaper as Anderson, who defeated Jurabek Karimov to win the boys' title 12 months ago.
The police statement read: "La Trobe Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged an 18-year-old man on summons following alleged match fixing at a tennis tournament in Traralgon in October. Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit detectives and bookmakers assisted with the investigation. The Queensland man was charged with engaging in conduct that corrupts a betting outcome."
