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I know this is nothing new. I know that things won't likely change. But...I feel for most of the players (the ones that are just trying to get a foothold in tennis) who are subjected to this negative force. And, of course, there are those gamblers who are aggressively abusive towards the pro tennis players if their bet doesn't go their way.
Here is a very interesting post by Tennis.life.com talking to one lower level pro who is questioning why he ever spoke up about being offered money to throw a set.
http://tennis.life/2017/10/13/tiu-process-golding-wary/?platform=hootsuite
"Hence the TIU focus at this level “all of the intelligence obtained by, and provided to us indicates that the lower levels of men’s tennis, such as the ITF Futures tour, are the most vulnerable to corrupt approaches”.
Golding agrees: “The real problem the ITF faces is that a lot of these matches are played in front of one man and his dog.
"You’ve got the umpire there who is maybe umpiring five or six matches in a day and is probably not paying that close attention to the match, and with the prize money at the level that it is, the reward is always going to outweigh the risk.”
Mikos is keen to point out that the most exposed of all are players from the poorer countries, like the Eastern European nations, whose tennis federations offer less financial support.
“I didn’t see anyone that travels with two coaches on first class tickets fixing matches, I never saw that – I saw players that have two rackets maybe doing it.
"It’s not correct but someone can understand that." "
Such a shame.
(P.S. Thank you Stephanie Myles for writing this article.)
Here is a very interesting post by Tennis.life.com talking to one lower level pro who is questioning why he ever spoke up about being offered money to throw a set.
http://tennis.life/2017/10/13/tiu-process-golding-wary/?platform=hootsuite
"Hence the TIU focus at this level “all of the intelligence obtained by, and provided to us indicates that the lower levels of men’s tennis, such as the ITF Futures tour, are the most vulnerable to corrupt approaches”.
Golding agrees: “The real problem the ITF faces is that a lot of these matches are played in front of one man and his dog.
"You’ve got the umpire there who is maybe umpiring five or six matches in a day and is probably not paying that close attention to the match, and with the prize money at the level that it is, the reward is always going to outweigh the risk.”
Mikos is keen to point out that the most exposed of all are players from the poorer countries, like the Eastern European nations, whose tennis federations offer less financial support.
“I didn’t see anyone that travels with two coaches on first class tickets fixing matches, I never saw that – I saw players that have two rackets maybe doing it.
"It’s not correct but someone can understand that." "
Such a shame.
(P.S. Thank you Stephanie Myles for writing this article.)
