Federer wants to hear names in match-fixing claims

Melbourne

ROGER Federer called for "concrete" facts while Novak Djokovic spoke of his team once being offered US$200,000 to fix a match as the multiple grand slam champions reacted to claims of widespread match-rigging in tennis on Monday.

The opening day of the Australian Open was overshadowed by reports in the BBC and online BuzzFeed News accusing tennis authorities of failing to deal with 16 players repeatedly flagged up to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions of matches being thrown.