Just as Wimbledon doubles champions Michael Llodra and Arnaud Clement revealed to have been approached to throw an ATP Tour match, Tennis Australia Chief Executive Steve Wood announced to have engaged a security consultant to investigate potential illegal gambling on matches and player conduct at next year’s Australian Open. “While we have never had a reported match-fixing incident in Australia, we’re taking the situation seriously as it’s an emerging issue for tennis administrators worldwide,” said Wood.
In related news, Betfair said its investigation into Dmitry Tursunov’s win over Boris Pashanski found no evidence of wrongdoing. According to a spokesperson for the online betting exchange, the market had been skewed by a single high volume bettor, known by the company as a net loser, who continued to back Tursunov.
In other news, the International Cricket Council launched an investigation on West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels, accused to have passed confidential team information to a bookmaker.
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