Match fixing is not uncommon in any game where sports betting are made, even in the prestigious world of professional tennis. Since 2007, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has flagged at least 16 players within the top 50 rankings repeatedly over the suspicion of having thrown matches.
The TIU is the authority established to police the sport, said they placed zero-tolerance on betting-related corr[...] Read more » Eight Players in Australian Open Draw Suspected of Match Fixing
This could be easilly prevented by making the bookies agree to don't cover every microscopic sized tennis tournaments from Afghanistan to the Sechelles (match fixing is hurting their business too, not just the overall sport) but I guess it's easier blame the players who are initially into this because of the money. But no WTA/ATP 300 and above positioned player gonna make great money without these fixes cuz they hardly gonna win tournaments - like ever - so the situation is really effin' ridiculous...
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one thing is to suspect someone, totally different thing is to have the facts. now what some dudes have is "strange" patterns where some dudes lose games/sets/matches they "shouldn't have lost"... but this is too lame to make it into facts... just interpretations of data. oh and btw i always thought and still think that tennis is one of the easiest sports to rig... only 2 players involved and very popular sports worldwide...
That's why I hate betting on Tennis, I did lost $900 on a tennis match where I bet on a hot favorite with odds 1.01 and lost because she was slightly injured but continue and eventually lost that match and now with those match fixing news for sure I'll never get into it...
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