Japanese tennis player banned for life over match-fixing

Junn Mitsuhashi reached a career high ranking of 295 in 2009

Japanese tennis player Junn Mitsuhashi has been banned for life and fined €44,000 for match-fixing.

Mitsuhashi, who reached a career high ranking of 295 in 2009, was found guilty of "making corrupt approaches to other players, betting on tennis matches and refusing to co-operate with a Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) investigation".