Sanctions served up in fight against fixers

Australian Nick Lindahl on Tuesday was banned for seven years and fined $35,000 for corruption along with two others as tennis stepped up its match-fixing fight ahead of the year's first Grand Slam in Melbourne.

Lindahl, who reached a career-high ranking of 187, was found guilty of contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome of an event and failing to cooperate with a Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) investigation.

The case related to his offer to throw a match at a Futures tournament in Australia in 2013 and a refusal to provide his mobile phone for forensic investigations on the TIU's request.