Betting Scandal Hits ATP Tournament

A betting scandal has hit tennis after it was revealed that online bookmaker
Betfair is investigating irregular gambling patterns during a recent ATP
tournament in Poland.

Betfair has stopped giving payouts on a match at the recent Sopot tournament
which saw world number four Nikolay Davydenko withdraw from his game against
Martin Vassallo Arguello despite leading in the third and deciding set.

Betfair’s decision came after over £3.4m was bet before and during the first
set of the match which is over 10 times the sum typical for a game of this
stature.

The online bookmakers have also informed the ATP who announced that they were
looking in to the issue.

Davydenko cited his withdrawal in his second round match as due to recurring
foot injury.

‘I had problems with my foot in the first round,’ he stated. ‘I must think
about other important tournaments. I don’t want to aggravate the injury.’