Two Wimbledon matches, investigated for alleged rigging

The shadow of tennis rigging could also have made an appearance at several Wimbledon matches, the Grand Slam of hiber and the great event of the season on this surface.

According to the German newspaper Die Welt, the Agency for the Integrity of Tennis (ITIA) would have received two complaints about two matches suspected of rigging during the Wimbledon celebration.

The outlet also notes that one of the matches is a first-round doubles match in which a couple won the first set but lost the next two. During the match, notices were also received for irregularities in the time and size of the bets, which caused the suspicions to be lifted.

Die Welt also points out that the other affected match is that of a German player in the singles box, in which amounts of up to five figures were bet on the score of the third set. At the moment the ITIA has not wanted to pronounce officially on these possible fixes and if an investigation of these parties is being carried out.