Andy Murray 'not surprised' by match-fixing allegations

World number two Andy Murray has said that he would not be surprised if reports claiming that top-level tennis players were fixing matches proved to be true.

Earlier this week, BBC Sport claimed that a group of 16 players were repeatedly flagged up as suspicious to the sport's governing bodies but have been allowed to continue playing without investigation or punishment.

World number one Novak Djokovic has admitted that he was once offered a six-figure sum to throw a match, but Murray said that he has never been approached in a similar way.

However, when asked if he would be surprised if elite players fixed matches, the Scot told reporters: "No, not really."

Murray believes that young players must be better educated about the dangers of corruption.

"I've not spoken to loads of other players about it," he added. "I've been aware of it since I was quite young and I think when people come with big sums of money when you're at that age, some people can make mistakes.

"I do think it's important that from a younger age, players are better educated and made more aware of what they should do in those situations and how decisions like that can affect your career and affect your whole sport.

"Across all sports I don't think that's done particularly well."

Murray was speaking after his straight-sets first-round victory over Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open first round.