Tennis suffered a severe dent to its reputation yesterday on the first day of the Australian Open. All that heat was not because of the merciless Melbourne mercury. Match fixing has thrown its ugly shadow over the sport, and fans, and followers were part of the buzz that has been created for all the wrong reasons.

Reports state that tennis’ governing bodies have rejected claims that they covered up or ignored evidence related to match fixing. This, in the wake of an investigation that claimed Grand Slam winners were amongst a group of 16 players who have been reported for losing games when suspicious bets have been placed against them. This investigation, was conducted by BuzzFeed News and the BBC.