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Tennis leaders pledge vigilance; Murray backs off match-fix claim

Associated Press

Friday, October 12, 2007

LONDON -- Tennis must remain vigilant against the threat of match-fixing and betting scams, even though the sport's four major organizations say there is no hard evidence of corruption. The International Tennis Federation, the ATP, the WTA Tour and the Grand Slam Committee met Friday to discuss the issue, three days after 18th-ranked Andy Murray said fixed matches are common knowledge. "While we do not believe that our sport has a corruption problem, we do recognize that a threat to t ...

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