PREVIEW: Federer fine with harsh punishment for any match-fixing : Sports

Shanghai - Roger Federer came down strongly on the side of a difficult line in the simmering lawn tennis match-fix controversy, with the human race figure 1 taking a tough base prior to beginning a statute title defense mechanism at the Edgar Lee Masters Cup. "To wager on lawn tennis as a participant is not right," said the 12-time Thousand Slam title-holder who will be command for a 4th year-end concluding from the last five editions at the eight-man event which begins on Sunday.