Monday, January 18, 2016

Tennis match fixing: Secret files allege corruption at top levels of world tennis...

Secret files which allegedly contain evidence of widespread match fixing at the top levels of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, have been revealed.

An investigation by the BBC and BuzzFeed News alleges that dozens of top world players are suspected to have been involved in match fixing, with some reported to tennis officials over suspicions that they deliberately lost matches.

All of these reported players, some of whom are alleged to be Grand Slam title winners, were allowed to continue playing.

The news organisations were passed the documents by anonymous whistleblowers inside the world of tennis. These documents included the findings of a 2007 investigation by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which was set up to look into claims of match fixing and suspicious gambling. Full story...

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