Corruption spreads to tennis players
Five or six players on the WTA Tour have been approached to throw tennis matches -Â tour chairman Larry Scott said on Tuesday. (I don’t want to go into any more details because it’s part of an investigation). But we were surprised by the amount of gambling on tennis in general, and the number of players approached. Scott said that the WTA has determined that no matches have been affected by gambling. And he also has threatened any player involved with gambling on matches with a life ban. The issue of possible corruption was raised in men’s tennis after an online betting site in August voided all wagers on a match in Poland between Nikolay Davydenko and 87’th-ranked Martin Vassallo Arguello because of irregular betting patterns. Davydenko withdrew from the match in the third set -Â citing a foot injury. 
Since then - several ATP players came forward to say they have been approached with offers to fix matches for money. The ATP opened an investigation into the Davydenko match, interviewing him and his wife and reviewing telephone records. No findings have been announced. Late last year, three Italian pros – Potito Starace, Daniele Bracciali and Alessio Di Mauro – were suspended for betting on tennis matches involving other players.