The Paris Prosecutor's Office announced this Tuesday that has opened an investigation into a women's doubles match at Roland Garros in which it is suspected of possible fixing and corruption “in band organized “. The investigations were opened on October 1 for “gang scam organized, active sports corruption and passive sports corruption “.
The Prosecutor's Office did not specify the party that is under suspicion, but according the newspaper “L'Équipe” is about the disputed on September 30 between the Romanians Andreea Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig and the couple Russian-American Madison Brengle and Yana Sizikova. The Romanians started as favorites and won by 7-6 (8) and 6-4, but the fifth game of the second set raised alarms.
“L'Équipe” pointed out that, according to concordant sources, he had bet large amounts of money in different countries to the victory of Mitu and Tig in that game. Suspicions fall mainly on the Russian Sizikova, 25 years, he made two double faults. The French newspaper added that, according to the German “Die Welt”, several hundred thousand euros had been wagered on this game. According to his calculations, Whoever bet 100,000 euros on that result would have recovered that amount and another 90,000 euros.