Focus turns to betting records in tennis probe
20 August 2007


"Specialist investigators working under the guidance of the British Horseracing Authority will demand access to the online gambling accounts and telephone records of people they suspect of corruption following the recent Poland Open match between Nikolay Davydenko and Martin Vassallo Arguello.

"The ATP, men's tennis governing body, turned to the BHA's regulatory unit, led by the former Scotland Yard detective Paul Scotney, after suspicious betting patterns on the match led the betting exchange Betfair to nullify all wagers.

"Yesterday the ATP announced that, on the BHA's recommendation, two independent investigators had been retained to look into links between those who bet on the match and the two players or their associates..."


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