Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tennis World announces major investigation into match fixing own team – NU.nl

The announcement came Wednesday after earlier reports of BBC and Buzz Feed News that there may have been of match fixing at the highest tennis level. In the past decade were sixteen players in the top fifty are suspected of deliberately losing games.

The independent commission should according to news agency AP the effectiveness and integrity of the TIU and her Tennis Anti-Corruption Program vetting. This light under fire after the revelations of the two media. The survey should follow recommendations for improvements that could make the tennis organizations in the program.

The research is initiated by all the major international tennis bodies, including the Association of Tennis Professionals, the International Tennis Federation and the organizations behind the great grand slam tournaments like Wimbledon.

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The announcement was made during a press conference in Melbourne, where currently the Australian Open takes place.

The Tennis Integrity Unit was created in 2008 to combat corruption in the sport of tennis. This decision followed the suspension of three senior players for betting on games

By:. NU.nl

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