Mike Groll/Associated Press
MADRID — The Spanish police say 28 professional tennis players, including one who participated in last year’s United States Open, have been linked to an international organized group accused of fixing matches.
Authorities said on Thursday that the players had tainted results after taking bribes from an Armenian ring that was dismantled in October. Fifteen people were arrested at the time, including some of the tennis players.
Eleven houses were raided, and the police seized luxury vehicles, a shotgun, credit cards and 167,000 euros, or about $192,000.
It was not clear whether the player who took part in the U.