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US Open: Suspicious betting patterns being investigated

Wednesday 7 September 2016 21:48, UK

Vitalia Diatchenko (in yellow) and Timea Bacsinszky shake hands following their match at Flushing Meadows
Image: Vitalia Diatchenko (in yellow) and Timea Bacsinszky shake hands following their match at Flushing Meadows

A first-round women's singles match at this year's US Open in New York is under investigation for suspicious betting patterns.

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has announced that a match alert, for the contest between Russia's Vitalia Diatchenko and Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland on August 30, had been received from betting organisations.

A spokesman for the TIU said: "We will assess, make a judgement and take appropriate action on the alert information received and obtained for the first-round singles match."

Bacsinszky, the No 15 seed, won the match 6-1, 6-1 against the world No 87. The spokesman went on: "It is important to appreciate that an alert on its own is not evidence of match-fixing.

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Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main court of the US Open at Flushing Meadows, in 2015
Image: Arthur Ashe Stadium, the main court of the US Open

"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."

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