Six arrested over alleged Australian tennis betting ring

* Bets allegedly placed on matches in Australia and overseas 

* Police: matches not part of ATP Tour or Australian Open

 

Police have arrested six Melbourne men in relation to an alleged betting syndicate with suspected links to fixed tennis matches in Australia and overseas.

 

Detectives are investigating allegations that a number of bets were placed on tennis matches where police allege the outcome was predetermined by at least one player in each match.

 

The men were arrested on Friday morning after Purana Task Force investigators executed eight warrants around the greater Melbourne region.

 

The men, aged between 26 and 40, are now assisting police with their investigations.

 

They will be questioned in relation to illegal match fixing.

 

A Victoria Police spokesman told AAP the allegedly rigged matches were not part of the ATP World Tour or the Australian Open.

 

It is not yet known which matches have been investigated, and the period of suspected fixing is also unclear.

 

The six men arrested on Friday morning are yet to be charged.