All tennis players are aware that some men’s matches are fixed, British star Andy Murray said amid rising concern from tennis officials and betting companies.
”It is pretty disappointing for all the players, but everyone knows that it goes on,” Murray told BBC radio in a report made available ahead of Tuesday night’s broadcast.
”It’s difficult to prove if someone has tanked a match or not tried. They can try their best until the last couple of games in each set and then make some mistakes, hit a couple of double faults and that is it,” the 18th-ranked Murray said.
The BBC said that leading betting companies have expressed concern about the results of several games.
In August, oddsmakers Betfair voided the market on Nikolay Davydenko’s match with Martin Vassallo at the Poland Open. World number four Davydenko won the opening set against the unheralded Vassallo, but then lost the second and retired injured in the third.
Both players protested their innocence and the governing body ATP launched a probe. According to ATP boss Etienne de Villiers, the investigation could last several months for a thorough look into the betting patterns around the match. — Sapa-dpa