Caroline Wozniacki and her father Piotr have moved to dismiss speculation that the teenager threw her first round match at the Luxembourg Open.
Teenager's first round loss probed by authorities
Caroline Wozniacki and her father Piotr have moved to dismiss speculation that the teenager threw her first round match at the Luxembourg Open earlier this week against Anne Kremer.
The Polish-born Dane was leading 7-5 5-0 before quitting the match due to injury, causing the authorities to look into events surrounding the retirement.
Viewers watching on the internet were apparently able to hear Wozniacki's father tell the player to quit at 3-0 in the second set in order to save herself from further injury.
It sparked a series of bets on her opponent despite being just moments from possible defeat, although Piotr Wozniacki said his comments had innocent intentions.
"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 can not play the next round, so you shouldn't take the risk,"' he told Danish radio.
"I'm very proud of Caroline, because she stopped the fight and gave her opponent a chance."
The game's governing bodies created a Tennis Integrity Unit last year in an effort to combat gambling and match-fixing in the sport.
"We're just looking into everything that happened in this match," WTA spokesman Neil Robinson said, adding that he believed the information would go to the integrity unit.
"I would think that would be the way it would go. They are aware of it."
Wozniacki immediately dismissed suggestions that the result was rigged.
"So, people bet on my matches. Some win, others lose. I just know that I am clean. It is most important to me," Wozniacki said.
"And if anyone is in doubt about my injury, I can both produce scan from the hospital and a report from the tournament physiotherapist."
The 19-year-old does however intend to compete in the season-ending WTA Tour Championship in Doha next week.
