Tennis players cleared of match-fixing allegations

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International tennis officials completed an independent investigation this month that has cleared four mixed-doubles players of alleged match-fixing at this year’s Australian Open.

The Tennis Integrity Unit issued a statement to The Wall Street Journal that no action will be taken against mixed-doubles player David Marrero, his partner Lara Arruabarrena and their opponents Lukasz Kubot and Andrea Hlavackova, concluding that “no evidence of corrupt activity has been identified.”

The players were investigated after The New York Times reported in January that suspicious betting patterns about 13 hours ahead of their scheduled match led Pinnacle Sports, an online gambling site, to suspend bets. However, other sports …

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