sport of tennis<\/a> for years, but the 2016 US open match-fixing scandal could have a long-term positive impact. That’s because the match in question appears to go against all conventional match-fixing wisdom.<\/p>\nInstead of an unranked or lower-seeded opponent pulling off an upset at insurmountable odds, Bacsinszky, the 16th-ranked player in the world, did exactly what she was supposed to do. Bacsinszky won is straight sets, but regardless, the betting houses detected irregularities.<\/p>\n
Bacsinszky won a silver medal in doubles at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, while Diatchenko is ranked 677th in the world.<\/p>\n
Bacsinszky was a -425 favorite at Bovada, meaning one would need to bet $425 to win $100. But in tennis, as is the case with certain other sports, in-play betting has grown in popularity overseas.<\/p>\n
Numerous side wagers are offered on tennis including set scores, total matches in a game, first to win a set, total sets, and more.<\/p>\n
Many believe tennis match-fixing corruption largely occurs during lower-level matches where not as many eyes are watching. However, fewer bets are also typically placed on non-marquee games, making it that more difficult to conceal fraudulent activity.<\/p>\n
Sports Betting Love<\/b><\/h2>\n
The TIU has had a busy 2016. In the first quarter alone, the agency was notified 48 times over suspicious betting patterns.<\/p>\n
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The most notable tennis name to be engulfed in sports betting is current number one Novak Djokovic. In 2007, the 12-time Grand Slam winner said he was approached by a bookie and offered $200,000 to lose a first-round match.<\/p>\n
At the Australian Open, betting was suspended on a mixed doubles match, but the TIU later said it found no evidence of match-fixing.<\/p>\n
A 2007 game between Martin Arguello and Nikolay Davydenko brought tennis match-fixing to the limelight. Arguello, ranked 87th in the world at the time, won the match when fourth-ranked Davydenko withdrew citing an injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The US Open match-fixing scandal in New York has once again put the sport front and center in the media, with critics calling the sport’s integrity into question. On August 30, 15th-ranked Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland beat Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko in straight sets. But after a 6-1, 6-1 match, tennis’ governing body was asked to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":39398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,1,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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