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Tennis Australia boosts anti-corruption fight ahead of Australian Open

Australia's tennis association will increase prize money and has employed additional full-time investigators in an attempt to stamp out corruption.

A raft of new security measures have been introduced for the Australian Open and warm-up events in January.

Tennis Australia said there is "no evidence of widespread corruption".

A BBC and BuzzFeed News investigation in January uncovered suspected illegal betting, with 16 players reportedly flagged over suspicious matches.

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) rejected the allegations but subsequently announced a major review into its operations as the news dominated last year's Australian Open.