Tennis match fixing: Evidence of suspected match fixing revealed

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

Secret files exposing evidence of widespread suspected match fixing at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, can be revealed by the BBC and BuzzFeed News.

Over the last decade 16 players who have ranked in the top 50 have been repeatedly flagged to the tennis integrity unit over suspicions they have thrown matches.

All of the players, including winners of Grand Slam titles, were allowed to continue competing.
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The problem of suspicious betting and match fixing is not going away. Eight of the players repeatedly flagged to the TIU over the past decade are due to play in the Australian Open which starts on Monday 18 January.


Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35319202

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

1. Another good reason to limit the Olympics to amateurs.

Like it used to be.

[DinahMoeHum]

2. "Amateurism" has never really existed in the Olympics.

Not even in ancient Greece. It was a Victorian/Edwardian concept.

The Greeks don't even have a word for "amateur" regarding athletes. The closest word they have is "idiotes" - which really doesn't need any translation.

[Odin2005]

6. Amateurism has it's roots in classism.

100 years ago professional athletes were working class stiffs and amateurs were wealthy, the anti-professional rules in the Olympics were meant to keep out working class athletes.

[nashville_brook]

3. say it ain't so!

[Botany]

4. Bull Crap Article

2 no names from 2008?

[spooky3]

5. agreed--if 8 of the accused are playing in the current tournament, shouldn't they be named, at least

?? The article could include a caveat about presumption of innocence. It should have described WHY it didn't name anyone.

Integrity, indeed.

[PaulaFarrell]

7. sure let's taint these people for life without any proof

from the article:

"The BBC and Buzzfeed News have decided not to name the players because without access to their phone, bank and computer records it is not possible to determine whether they may have been personally taking part in match fixing."

[spooky3]

11. Why write the article at all, then?

[T_i_B]

8. Payment for not scoring in a game of Tennis?

Now that would prove that money can buy you love!

[Bluenorthwest]

12. Game, set and match to the poster with the Union Jack.

nt

[FSogol]

13. DUzy!

[Jimbo S]

9. There's a book

"Larceny Games", and it points out gambling on tennis is popular in Europe. Point shaving is not uncommon. It's all about the money.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Djokovic plays down allegations, but was offered £110k to throw a match early in his career

Novak Djokovic says match-fixing is not prevalent at the top level of tennis, as allegations of corruption overshadow the start of the Australian Open.

The world number one, who claims he rejected £110,000 to lose a match early in his career, says there is "no real proof" of fixing among the elite.

"It's just speculation," said the Serb 10-time Grand Slam champion.
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Djokovic had already revealed he had been approached to lose a first-round match at the St Petersburg Open in 2007.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35340949