Investigators are looking into claims a match at this summer’s Wimbledon tournament was fixed.
The Tennis Integrity Unit (which is apparently a real thing and not a weird nickname for Tim Henman) has announced it is examining two Grand Slam matches – one at Wimbledon and the other at the US Open – after receiving alerts that are triggered by regulators and betting organisations if they detect suspicious betting patterns.
A TIU statement said: “Historically, grand slams receive very few match alerts and in keeping with that record, only two were received during the period; one at Wimbledon, the other at the US Open. Both are the subject of routine, confidential investigation by the TIU.”
The US Open match being investigated is the clash between Vitalia Diatchenko and Timea Bacsinszky.
So far the TIU has not revealed which Wimbledon match is being looked at.
The TIU’s guidance states: “It is important to appreciate that an alert on its own is not evidence of match-fixing.”
In this year’s tournament Andy Murray picked up his second Wimbledon title after beating Canadian Milos Raonic over three sets in the final.
The women’s title was won by Serena Williams after she defeated German player Angelique Kerber in straight sets.
