Andy Murray: Match Fixing Is In Tennis
I have been reading a lot about the possible match fixing problem in tennis at present and it seems to be a very hot topic.
Andy Murray has claimed this week that there is a lot of corruption and match fixing in tennis at the top level today. The BBC has also quoted Tim Henman as saying he has heard other players in the game talking about match fixing but never been involved himself.
Roger Federer has said to Tennis.com that in Miami the ATP organised a presentation by ex-Mafia boss Michael Franzese to talk to the players about the dangers of becoming involved in gambling. Roger stated ” When I went into the meeting, I was kind of, ‘what the hell?’ What he said was interesting and scary at the same time.”
It is hard to think that match fixing is not in Tennis. The matches themselves are very tight and it is nearly impossible to tell if a player is making mistakes and tanking deliberately. It has always amazed me that when prizemoney is so low and there are a lot of players losing week in week out, but somehow being able to play all the tournament, fly their and stay in the top hotels! Its a bit suspicious.
What do you think about it all??
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