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Tennis authorities ignored match-fixing, say reports
Officials deny integrity unit failed to act on suspicion that 16 Top-50 players in last decade threw matches
Published Mon, Jan 18, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Melbourne
WORLD tennis was rocked on Monday by allegations that the game's authorities have failed to deal with widespread match-fixing, just as the Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year, kicked off in Melbourne.
Tennis authorities rejected reports by the BBC and online BuzzFeed News, which said 16 players who have been ranked in the top 50 had been repeatedly flagged to the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) over suspicions they had thrown matches in the past decade.
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