Anyone following the recent tennis news?
Today's NYT has a story discussing
ATP's efforts to combat gambling.
Among other things, the article recounts that:
"The players have volunteered their stories in the wake of an investigation of Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, the world’s No. 4 player, because of betting patterns during a loss in Poland in the summer. Mr. Davydenko, who has refused to turn over phone records, has since denied any wrongdoing."
Further, the article adds:
"Kris Dent, an ATP spokesman, also acknowledged that a “highly subjective” list of 140 suspicious matches dating from 2002 had been compiled by a European bookmaker and provided to investigators."
Most surprising to me, the article also said:
"At Betfair, which is based in London, tennis ranks third behind horse racing and soccer among its one million customers, who together place five million bets each day. More than $60 million was handled for the Wimbledon’s men’s final, won by Roger Federer over Rafael Nadal."
I had no idea that betting on tennis was so popular. Who'd a thunk it?