Murray: "Match Fixing Happens"
9th October, 2007
Andy Murray has made fresh claims that matches are being fixed in ATP tournaments. Speaking to the BBC, Andy Murray claimed that "everyone knows that it (match fixing) goes on". The British number one thinks that for the lower-earning players, the chance to earn extra money is too tempting to turn down. "There are some guys who have to come to tournaments every single week and out of their first-round-loser's cheque - about 2,500 Euros - they have to pay for their air fares. A career lasts probably only 10 or 12 years and you have to make all your money while you're still playing. But it's not really acceptable."
Last month the recently retired former British number one Tim Henman claimed he thought match fixing did happen, but had also not experienced it himself.
In August, online betting exchange Betfair stopped taking bets on Nikolay Davydenko's match against Martin Vassallo after noticed unusual, erratic betting activity. As a result, the ATP Tour has launched its own probe.
