Fresh Betting Scandal Hits Tennis

Three spectators were thrown out of the WTA Diamond Games in Antwerp this week for illegally betting on tennis matches.
They were caught using wireless laptops to bet on points which had not yet been registered online.

Faced with the option of handing over their computers or leaving, the trio decided to cut their loses and leave.

The two Germans and a Russian also had their photographs taken to stop them re-entering.

Advantage Scandal

This is the first case of such an offence taking place in tennis although the sport has been riddled with controversy involving gambling over the past 18 months.

Nikolay Davydenko, the world number four, is still under investigation by the ATP over match irregularities.

And three Italian players, Potito Starace, Alsip Di Mauro and Daniele Bracciali, have all been given bans for illegal betting.

Although this new story has a comedy tinge to it, it will still undoubtedly have a negative impact upon the already fragile sport.