THREE WIMBLEDON 2017 matches are set to be investigated for possible match-fixing, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has announced.
The anti-corruption body that covers all professional tennis around the world released a briefing report on Wednesday.
There have been concerns raised over two qualifying round matches and one match that took place during the main competition, after unusual betting patterns came to the fore.
The matches in question, as well as one from last month’s French Open, will now be reviewed by the TIU under their match alert policy.
The report does not give specifics, but it does stress that these alerts alone are not definite evidence of match fixing.
“Every alert is assessed and followed up as an indicator that something inappropriate may have happened,” the briefing report reads.
“It is important to appreciate that an alert on its own is not evidence of match-fixing.
“There are many reasons other than corrupt activity that can explain unusual betting patterns, such as incorrect odds-setting; well-informed betting; player fitness, fatigue and form; playing conditions and personal circumstances.”
The report also states that the TIU received 53 other alerts between April and June — three of those from the men’s ATP tour and one on the women’s WTA tour.
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