Murray slams ‘hypocritical’ betting sponsorship in tennis

Match-fixing speculation also continued to reverberate on day two as more players revealed approaches after a BBC and BuzzFeed report said corruption was widespread in the sport. I don’t believe the players are allowed to be sponsored by betting companies but then the tournaments are. “If there is corruption in any sport, you know, you want to hear about it,”, he said.

SAM Groth said winning for the first time since last year’s US Open had given him plenty of hope ahead of a second-round match-up at the Australian Open with No. 2 seed Andy Murray.

“I was up a break in the third set in the final past year and lost my way, and you just can’t afford to do that against the best players in the world”.

“They (young players) shouldn’t have to read it in the press, you have to be proactive and go and speak to the players rather than them reading about it in the newspapers or listening to it on the TV or the radio”.

Suggesting the solution to eradicate such illegal activity, Murray said that there was an immediate need to educate young players and make them aware about dangers of corruption, the Guardian reported.

Britain’s Andy Murray serves during his first round match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 19, 2016. You know, you don’t see many players like that now.

Murray said, unlike world number one Novak Djokovic who was targeted earlier in his career, he had never been approached to fix a match.

Fernando Verdasco of Spain throws a sweat band into the crowd as he celebrates after defeating compatriot Rafael Nadal in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan….

Matthew Ebden was defeated by Spain’s Marcel Granollers 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Brazilian Thomas Bellucci beat Australian Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-3 6-2.

Hewitt, who has already been named Australia’s Davis Cup captain, announced past year that the Australian Open would be his final tournament.

“I think it would be silly to look at Venus age and somehow consider that as a reflection of her level, ” said the 24-year-old.

“I’m not really pro that, I don’t think”.

The Scot, who was one of the first players to become aware of the joint BuzzFeed/BBC investigation on Monday, said it was nearly understandable for inexperienced players to be tempted into corruption if racketeers offered substantial amounts of money to fix matches. I think with the TIU, that’s the place to go to.

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Roger Federer wanted concrete information before speculating over concerns of grand slam champions being involved, but said he had no sympathy for those who might be found guilty of match-fixing.