Djokovic calls for match-fixing ‘proof’

Current men’s No. 1 Novak Djokovic retold the story of an episode in Russian Federation in the mid-2000s, saying members of his entourage were approached about having him intentionally lose a match.

“It made me feel awful because I don’t want to be anyhow linked to this kind of – you know, somebody may call it an opportunity”, he said.

“What it is to say?”

As a match-fixing controversy continued to reverberate at Melbourne Park, Williams swatted Hsieh Su-Wei 6-1, 6-2 to reach the third round as she seeks a record-equalling 22nd major title. “You know, until somebody comes out with the real proof and evidence, it’s only a speculation for me”.

The match-fixing allegations have dominated conversation at Melbourne.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic managed to shake off a late challenge during his second-round match at the Australian Open, while women’s sixth seed Petra Kvitova was spectacularly upset in straight sets on Wednesday.

When the 17-time Grand Slam champion beat Aleksandr Dolgopolov to make his way into the third round of the ongoing Australian Open, his twin daughters Charlene and Myla were present in the stands. “It was an incredible moment to be in the final of this event again”, said Sharapova, who played her first-round match on Margaret Court Arena, one of three e two other covered stadiums at Melbourne Park.

“But I played a quality player who took out Federer previous year… he is not afraid to play big tennis on a big stage”. “I think every sport needs to take that incredibly seriously”. The victor of that match next plays either former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic or Roberto Bautista Agut. He said he refused the offer. Who was it? Was it before? Which Slam? It’s so all over the place. “It’s nonsense to answer something that is pure speculation”.

“I was in trouble”, admitted the world number one.

Tennis Australia claimed the omission had been due to a production error.

“We in the tennis world have all heard the stories about this going on at the low levels”.

Japanese seventh seed Kei Nishikori beat his close friend Austin Krajicek 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 as he pressed his bid for a first Grand Slam title.

Tennis officials have strongly denied suppressing information about suspected match-fixing.

Halys, who is ranked 187th among the world’s tennis players, delivered a good performance, indicating a bright future for him.

Nigel Willerton, director of integrity at the TIU, said it was hard to get evidence in cases because bank records, phone records and emails, for example, don’t have to be submitted by those being investigated.

During a break in commentating for ESPN, Chris Evert said the scandal had deeply affected her. I didn’t practise for a whole week, I only started practising two days ago. “We are not the only sport integrity organisation to observe this”. She was broken twice in the second, when Davis came back hard and eventually won in the tiebreaker, despite conceding a key point after a 27-shot rally when she volleyed into the net, and covered her face with her hand.

“In the first set I was sore but after treatment I felt better”, he said.

“Across all sports I don’t think that’s done particularly well”.