World No.1 Novak Djokovic has strenuously denied any connection to match-fixing.

Italian newspaper Tuttosport published allegations last night surrounding Djokovic's match against France's Fabrice Santoro at the Paris Masters in 2007, that the Serbian described as "absurd" and "not true".

Djokovic was beaten by Santoro in the second round of the Paris tournament, losing 6-3 6-2.

The claims were put to Djokovic following his 6-1 6-2 7-6 (7/3) win against Frenchman Quentin Halys in the Australian Open second round, and the 10-time grand slam champion denied committing any offence.

"It's not true," Djokovic said.

"I've lost that match. I don't know if you're trying to create a story about that match or for that matter any of the matches of the top players losing in the early rounds, I think it's just absurd."

Djokovic added: "Anybody can create a story about any match. That's my point.

"There haven't been too many matches where top players have lost in the last decade or so in early rounds.

"You can pick any match that you like that the top player lost and just create a story out of it.

"I think it's not supported by any kind of proof, any evidence, any facts. It's just speculation. So I don't think there is a story about it."

At the time of his loss to Santoro, Djokovic said he had not been at peak physical fitness having undergone surgery to remove two wisdom teeth.

He said he had not practised for a week and was not able to play to "even 30 per cent" of his ability.

Asked on Wednesday if he would take action against Tuttosport, Djokovic said: "I have nothing more to say, guys.

"If you have any other questions on any other subject, I'm ready to talk about this. I have nothing more to say."

Djokovic had previously explained how he turned down a bribe made to him in 2006, when he was offered 200,000 US dollars - £141,000 on the current exchange rate - to lose a first-round match in St Petersburg.

He said the approach never reached him as it was rejected by his team, but that it made him feel "terrible" and that match-fixing was a "crime in sport".

Asked if the latest allegations saddened him, Djokovic said: "Of course. You don't want these kind of subjects or speculations going around.

"I think that certain media is just trying to create a story out of it without any proof. So as long as it's like that, it's just a story. That's all."

The report follows an investigation carried out by the BBC and Buzzfeed, which claimed 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 were repeatedly flagged up to the sport's authorities over suspicion of match-fixing but no further action was taken.

On Tuesday, an unidentified former South American tennis player said on the BBC's World Have Your Say programme that fixing issues were "like a secret on the tour that everybody knows, but we don't talk about it.. You know who is doing it, and who is not... We just see it and keep working".

The Tennis Integrity Unit, under scrutiny after the BBC and Buzzfeed allegations, has called for any players who have concerns over possible match-fixing to come forward.

"The TIU and the tennis authorities absolutely reject any suggestion that evidence of match-fixing has been suppressed for any reason," the organisation said in a statement.

"We invite the player behind the allegations to make contact with the TIU and to share the information he claims to have."

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka, meanwhile, has countered Andy Murray's criticism of betting companies sponsoring grand slams.

Wawrinka believes their involvement and co-operation should be a useful tool in preventing corruption.

A number of tennis events have been partnered by gambling companies in recent years, with William Hill a major sponsor of the Australian Open while the most high-profile tournament in Germany is known as the Bet-At-Home Open.

Wawrinka said: "I'm sure corruption and problems for a gambling website or gambling company, it's not good.

"Probably if they sponsor a sport, they are going to try everything to make sure there is no corruption.

"That can be maybe something good for tennis also. Maybe the gambling company can come to the tennis and make sure there is no corruption, because they lose a lot of money when there is a problem.

"For tennis, it's not good to have some corruption, but for the gambling company neither. So I think it can be only positive."