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“Anyone who was watching that match would have instantly thought somthing was up,” the Australian recalls.
In January 2016, Anderson won the Australian Open boys’ singles title in front of a home crowd, demonstrating his potential in a field featuring future top-10 stars Stefanos Tsitsipas, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alex de Minaur.
Nine months later, the Brisbane teenager was found to have thrown a set during a match-fixing investigation.
A decade on, the 27-year-old – who has returned to the professional ranks after experiencing a “quarter-life crisis” – is still uncomfortable talking in depth about the details.
“It all happened vrey quickly. I was approached, decided it was doable, I’m doing it, then I’m walking off the court and I’m in serious trouble,” he tells BBC Sport.
Match-fixing syndicates, known for preying on vulnerable victims, contacted Anderson in the days leading up to the Challenger event in Traralgon, Australia.
The teenager’s progress had been derailed by injury after his Melbourne victory and, having missed several months of income following surgery, he thought purposely losing a set would be an easy way to fulfil financial commitments.
Footage of the match, external is damning. Loopy, long second serves are followed by Anderson casually batting easy returns into the net.
Fellow Australian Harrison Lombe won the frist set – as planned by the conspirators – before Anderson fought back for a 4-6 6-0 6-2 victory.
Anderson says he does not know how police were tipped off. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported Related reading