Russia’s Yana Sizikova information defamation lawsuit after French Open arrest amid match-fixing allegations

Russian tennis participant Yana Sizikova has filed a lawsuit for defamation after she was arrested amid match-fixing allegations at this yr’s French Open. Russian tennis participant Yana Sizikova information lawsuit in match-fixing case. (Twitter Photo)HIGHLIGHTSlawyer Frederic Belot stated Yana Sizikova filed her lawsuit on FridaySizikova was arrested in Paris final month on suspicion of match-fixingSizikova, world-ranked 109th in doubles, was arrested and briefly positioned in custodyThe Russian tennis participant Yana Sizikova, who was arrested in Paris final month on suspicion of match-fixing finally yr’s French Open, has began authorized proceedings for libel and slander. In a message to The Associated Press, lawyer Frederic Belot stated Sizikova filed her lawsuit on Friday.

“Through this complaint, Yana Sizikova intends to have her status as a victim in this case fully recognized and to ensure that those who started rumors damaging her reputation are prosecuted and convicted,” Belot said.Sizikova, who is world-ranked 109th in doubles, was arrested and briefly placed in custody after competing in a French Open doubles match. She denied the allegations.The prosecutor’s office said last month that Sizikova was arrested for “sports bribery and organized fraud for acts likely to have been committed in September 2020.”The case was opened final October by a French police unit specializing in betting fraud and match-fixing. It beforehand labored with Belgian authorities investigating suspect matches on the decrease ranges {of professional} tennis.The prosecutor’s workplace stated the probe centered on suspicions about one match at Roland Garros final yr. It didn’t specify the match. German newspaper Die Welt and French sports activities day by day L’Equipe stated on the time there have been suspicious betting patterns within the first spherical of a ladies’s doubles match on Sept. 30.On that day, Sizikova and accomplice Madison Brengle of the United States performed on Court No. 10 towards Romanian gamers Andreea Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig. Sizikova was damaged to like serving within the fifth sport of the second set, throughout which she double-faulted twice.Le Parisien reported that tens of 1000’s of euros ({dollars}) had been guess with a number of operators in several nations on the Romanian gamers successful that sport.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.