Anyone for tennis, wouldn't it be nice? The proverbs be plenty, but the stakes are getting high, and Leon's getting larger. What's the story? Just last night I saw a television program about gambling and corruption in tennis. The show mainly focused on a few men's matches where a top seated star lost to a much lower ranked, yet possibly up and coming player, while bets on legal gambling sites such as FairPlay were somehow knowledgeable about the upset just before it actually occurred.
Some analysts went on to say that since tennis is an individual sport, like boxing, it is much more possible for criminal elements to influence the outcome to a game, as opposed to any of the team sports out there, like baseball, hockey, or soccer.
So it was surprising to me to learn that the governing bodies of tennis aren't doing much about it, and then to wake up this morning and read about Ivanovic losing to to Julie Coin. Sure, stranger things have happened and there are plenty of fictional stories to banter about, but all too often truth is stranger than fiction.
Some analysts went on to say that since tennis is an individual sport, like boxing, it is much more possible for criminal elements to influence the outcome to a game, as opposed to any of the team sports out there, like baseball, hockey, or soccer.
So it was surprising to me to learn that the governing bodies of tennis aren't doing much about it, and then to wake up this morning and read about Ivanovic losing to to Julie Coin. Sure, stranger things have happened and there are plenty of fictional stories to banter about, but all too often truth is stranger than fiction.
The Associate Press is now reporting that after a thirteen month investigation, the ATP has concluded that Davydenko was not involved with any corrupt gambling:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5joW36vW09QIwE5MsLZmTcqLO1WFgD9356UQ00