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Wozniacki match under scrutiny
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October 23, 2009, Friday
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TENNIS authorities are looking into a WTA Tour match involving US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki that apparently sparked bettors to pile money on her opponent when she was on the verge of losing in straight sets.
Wozniacki, a 19-year-old Dane ranked sixth in the world, retired from the first-round match at the Luxembourg Open with a hamstring injury on Wednesday while leading Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 7-5, 5-0.
Wozniacki's father, Piotr, told his daughter at 3-0 in the second set to retire before winning because her injury would prevent her from playing in the next round. His comments, apparently spoken in his native Polish, were picked up by microphones and heard by viewers watching the match on the Internet.
"I went onto the court and said to her: 'Caro, it does not matter whether it's going to be 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2. You cannot play the next round, so you shouldn't take the risk,'" Piotr Wozniacki said yesterday on Danish radio. "I'm very proud of Caroline, because she stopped the fight and gave her opponent a chance."
Piotr's comments during the match led to a surge in online bets for Kremer to win.
The governing bodies of tennis created a Tennis Integrity Unit last year to combat gambling and match-fixing.
"We're just looking into everything that happened in this match," WTA spokesman Neil Robinson said, adding he believed the information would go to the integrity unit.
The Tennis Integrity Unit doesn't comment on cases, and neither would Betfair, an online gambling site that works closely with authorities.
In Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Wozniacki professed her innocence. "So, people bet on my matches. Some win, others lose. I just know that I am clean. It is most important to me. And if anyone is in doubt about my injury, I can both produce scan from the hospital and a report from the tournament physiotherapist."
Wozniacki, a 19-year-old Dane ranked sixth in the world, retired from the first-round match at the Luxembourg Open with a hamstring injury on Wednesday while leading Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 7-5, 5-0.
Wozniacki's father, Piotr, told his daughter at 3-0 in the second set to retire before winning because her injury would prevent her from playing in the next round. His comments, apparently spoken in his native Polish, were picked up by microphones and heard by viewers watching the match on the Internet.
"I went onto the court and said to her: 'Caro, it does not matter whether it's going to be 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2. You cannot play the next round, so you shouldn't take the risk,'" Piotr Wozniacki said yesterday on Danish radio. "I'm very proud of Caroline, because she stopped the fight and gave her opponent a chance."
Piotr's comments during the match led to a surge in online bets for Kremer to win.
The governing bodies of tennis created a Tennis Integrity Unit last year to combat gambling and match-fixing.
"We're just looking into everything that happened in this match," WTA spokesman Neil Robinson said, adding he believed the information would go to the integrity unit.
The Tennis Integrity Unit doesn't comment on cases, and neither would Betfair, an online gambling site that works closely with authorities.
In Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, Wozniacki professed her innocence. "So, people bet on my matches. Some win, others lose. I just know that I am clean. It is most important to me. And if anyone is in doubt about my injury, I can both produce scan from the hospital and a report from the tournament physiotherapist."
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