Match Fixing: The Professional Tennis Scandal Nobody is Talking About 

You're telling me some guy reported match fixers, and everybody was angry at him? That's really bad.

Would love to see the match where both players have secretly been asked to throw lol both players gradually having to play worse until they're both just double faulting then both making up phantom injuries

As long as betting exists this problem will never be solved.

Match fixing, but instead of losing on purpose, you win on purpose.

Was literally never interested in tennis. Now I'm addicted to this channel, great job my dude can't wait to see more content!

I am both a gambler and a tennis fan. The most unfortunate part of match fixing in tennis is that, if done correctly, it is completely undetectable. The examples covered in this video were sloppily organized by wannabe low-level mob guys who didn't cover their tracks. A sophisticated operation bets on the other guy as well. Not only does that lower any red flags, but it even helps the fixers as they will get better odds on their guy. The inherent greed of stupid criminals is the only reason we know about these instances. There are countless others we do not know about and will continue to not know about.

2:48 Poor Rublev 😂😂

One other thing -- I hope people don't watch this and immediately start thinking that any comeback in tennis is a sign of match fixing on the part of the losing player. Sports are sports, humans are humans. Blowouts happen and comebacks happen. A true fixed match usually does not include any type of drama or comeback. You get in, do the job, get out and get paid.

I feel it’s extremely weird that “Draft Kings” is now sponsoring the Tennis channel and the Australian Open. Talk about a conflict of interest

You have the most underrated Tennis channel ever! You’re super funny and make really clean videos. Also would love to see more of the Tennis React videos, those were really funny.

If I were rich, I would pay both players to lose the same match. It would be great circus.

I actually wrote a paper on this topic in high-school, this subject blew me away when I heard about it 5 years ago. The ITF and a lot of tournament directors are corrupt.

Turns out FAA has just been throwing every final that makes more sense lmao

This is absolutely 100% going on in every area of tennis especially the ATP. I watch a lot of tennis matches and it almost always goes to a 3rd set. it's not as simple as lose win betting. There are so many live bets that can be done and it is all absolutely rigged to a certain extent. Players always ironically lay back in the 2nd set and lose after they just won the first set 6-1. Doesn't make sense at all. Theres no stopping it either. Disappointing and it's pretty much stealing

Dude I'm so glad to see your channel grow. I remember less than a month ago you had about 2000 subscribers. The quality of your content is second to none!

As a professional tennis coach, I can say many shady things happen in our sport. Silent bans for PED’s, match fixing, etc. I know a few players who have been banned, but have never been up close and personal with anything like it. Most of the guys who do it are struggling monetarily and are trying to make a living. The need to raise the prize money at the lower levels is very much needed.

i tried to bet on tennis for a month - expected results were so varied - i couldnt break even. Do a vid on EPO - tennis changed in the 1990s. Racquet tech meant big servers took over, like all other sports in the world at that time the 6 foot 4 greyhound athlete took over tall skinny and lightweight, and, EPO....EPO meant athletes on the edges of excellence could compete on par with top players. Masking EPO went on for a decade until it was discovered

I simply cannot understand what type of people bets at significant volume in low ranking tournaments to make this operations possible

Match fixing in tennis has been around for a while. Bobby Riggs had a bad gambling habit and had a history of tanking matches. Because of his gambling history and his oddly erratic play in his match against Billy Jean King, it's no wonder why many think that match was highly suspect.

This is such a AWESOME idea for a channel, I’m a big tennis fan and there wasn’t anything like this on RU-vid before you. Thank you. Big fan my dude.

We need to look at the big criminals here. THE DRAW MAKERS!! For each tournament

Love your content, man! Keep up the good work!

Thank you for this information also this is something that doesn't get recognized in tennis

This channel deserves way more subscribers and views.... I for one I'm glad to have found your channel. Keep dropping the dope contents man.

You should discuss doping and why players like Serena and Rafa were given special dispensation to use banned substances

Please do a video on Zverev’s abusive behaviour @CULT TENNIS

I don't even care about tennis, yet I watch these videos religiously

It's not really a match-fixing but this is my own story that still haunts everyone who heard it and who have witnesses what I've done: back in Wim 2008 when I was still interest in tennis quite much I will always put on the player I've root for to show the support on MSN Messenger, but it turns out everyone I put they are lost, and that works until my friend asked me to do so and they get the result they needed. Fast forward to RG 2009 I try to do that again and my friend asked me to do again since he wants to see all-Russian final, and yeas I made it since the the Kuznetsova and Safina are both in final LOL, since then my friend and me dubbed it as "The Wimbledon Curse"

The ATP should somehow do more to market the lower level tournaments.

This channel brought me back into the world of tennis after not playing or watching since high school. Keep it up!

You should also do a video about how tennis is virtually impossible to drug test for considering the year round travel schedule. Keep up the good work.

In a sport where most players earn peanuts this sort of sentiment amongst the players and coaches makes sense, it gives everyone the opportunity to persue their passions for longer whilst still allowing them to respectfully decline any approaches if they're up for it. The top players really have no strong incentive to take art since they earn enough as is, this just seems to me as evidence that tennis isn't awarding players enough money to keep the sport serious at every level

Also Slam's matches are fixed. It's very common, they do it also to abbreviate matches, they could agree to play a 3 set match in a 5 set matches. You can see the level of attention going down and stuff like this. Tennis is rotten.

I'm surprised you did not mention Potito Starace's ban from 2019 which was probably the most high profile ban for match fixing that the TIU has passed since its inception.

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The same logic should be applied to reality TV too. They should be jailed for fixing events since they are marketing their shows as unscripted spontaneous events.

as far as the top tier goes, davydenko was an exception to the rule because he indeed had russian mob ties but this was not accidental, they financed him to make a career out of tennis

Human beings... always finds a way to screw everything up.. so sad. Great video as always!

You are the tennis channel I was looking for. Keep it going!

The extent to which bookmakers are sponsoring the league rather than just individual teams speaks volumes. I've wagered on at least 10 fixed matches this season alone. Small stakes, unlikely to draw attention. Nowadays, sports seem to revolve solely around money. It's amusing to consider that some still believe every match is entirely authentic and not manipulated.

I Am in awe of your channel. Always wanted someone to cover my favourite sport as extensively as you do. Much love

This is a lot common in ITF tournaments, I always see tennis players with odds 1.03 - 1.10 losing their matches shamefully. I write down the player's name in my blacklist so I don't place bets on them. Despite that, betting in tennis tournaments is still very profitable.

I live in Australia and back in the 90's there was a black American basketball player playing professionaly for the Sydney Kings National Basketball League team. He was a good player, very likeable and popular with his team mates and fans. He tried out for the NBA in the off season didn't make it and came back for a second stint with the Kings the next season here. The first few games were played then out of no where a bunch of federal police flew over from America and arrested him and took him back to the states where he was convicted for "point shaving" along with his other 4 starting team mates from his college team from 5 years previous. It was a shocking reality to us here in Oz.

I'm glad I found this channel. These videos are dope!

I love your channel im already calling the 100k sub keep it up man!

This video earned my suscribe. Great content, great edit. I love it when people share information about topics they love in a genuine way. Keep it up!

Thumb up for getting right the pronunciation of the name Vassallo

Mannnn if you post content consistently for like a year I can absolutely see this channel blowing up. Keep it up!!

The production value these videos have is insane! I've been binging them the last couple of days, and can't get enough. Keep it up! Also, it's a bit sad to see how deep corruption runs on the tennis world.

I know for a fact in 2019, Muchova threw a game against Kasaktina in the Asia circuit (i think it was in Shenzhen). If anyone saw the game, they would see it

Wow! That was a great video man 👍🏻 Now I'm going to be suspicious of any tennis match wherein momentum seems to shift towards the losing player all of a sudden, even though it could be legitimate & genuine. What we often perceive as a great comeback from a losing position, in reality there could be something more to it 👀 Or maybe not! 🤷🏻‍♂️

Great video! I watched a few rounds of the French Open because your channel got me more interested in watching tennis. Also you know our lad Donald would NEVER

Dude...your channel is Gold, I wish I could subscribe twice!

The best tennis channel! Period.

Bro I love how much you mention argentinian players. Not many people besides argentinians know that much about the players. Great content!

Yikes. I mean, I've heard money issues brought up a lot especially since the C started. And that in and of itself can be one of the reasons why these things happen. But to counter and and to go into what you said, this is why education is important. And I don't just mean academics. Like education about how the professional circuit works and at the same time, have an education that you can fall back on. No one can truly predict, even talented juniors, how well their professional career will turn out. The media also tends to portray and make well known top players in the top 50 for singles generally, and so forth which in turn can attract sponsors and such. But that's not necessarily something you just want to bank on, if you're officially on tour. Last i heard, unless you're in the top 70, you're barely breaking even. So I believe it is very important that before one turns professional, they should truly take time to think about possible expenses and things they may have to do to supplement. Because the system and what they pay may not change for a long while. Having something to fall back on will help a lot. Correction, having something that you can fall back on and also enjoy.

I always wondered how federer could be at the top of tennis for 20 years. Now I know. Great video. Most videos on RU-vid are rubbish but yours is top quality. Keep it up.

The best tennis channel ! You are doing great , keep it up .

awesome content as always!!!

Great job dude! The introduction was stuning. (Sorry for my english(

Interesting video! You should talk about doping as well

Karim hossam was one of the highest ranked in Egyptian league, but unfortunately he got banned

Pay players shit and then be surprised they partake in fixes...

Even the eagle eye outcome also manipulated in several occasions

Next vid: Doping in Tennis. How supernatural is the longevity of the big 3? How good is the standard of anti-doping-testing in tennis?

one player appeared in 4:00 , Enrique López Pérez, was also found guilty on match fixing this month. which makes it more ironic. and he was banned for 8 years.

This is crazy never knew about it. It's unfortunate how capitalistic the tennis system is set up - top players get richer, lower ranked players lose money and have no choice but to match fix to keep their career alive. A system where lower ranked players could be paid a liveable wage or at least expenses covered while on tour would be ideal, albeit hard to expect something like this to ever happen

Thanks for the video. This is an interesting topic. I believe match fixing only really concerns the lowest levels of pro tennis. Frankly it is bizarre that you can even bet on matches that far down the tennis ladder when the majority of matches are not even televised.

I’ve been watching for a long time professional tennis’ it was so obvious to me for so long, almost every match is somewhat fixed

Only very mildly interested in tennis but this is a great channel

If they want to stop this they need to promote more smaller tournaments so prize pools are larger. ATP and the Grandslams should donate a portion of profits to smaller tournaments. THis would allow winners of those tournaments to improve.

Dude there was a match that was 6-0 6-0 and the player that lost was nowhere near being a pro, you should check out that cuz not only it did rise suspicious but the ones that participe in the match were saying they would do it again.

This is a big Revelation for me ...I'm so disappointed

Such an awesome channel. Great editing and great knowledge on tennis

Keep up the good work .... your videos are really interesting and well made.

The thing is with Betfair, in order for your bet to count, it has to be "matched". Whatever odds you try to bet on to win, someone else has to agree to stake their money at those agreed odds. Betfair then just takes commission for the winnings. So the sad thing is, real people who actually "knew" tennis and thought they were getting a decent shot at good odds got screwed, and a bookmaker didn't. BetFair did a great job by voiding the bets nd looking into the fix, as they themselves stood to profit from it either way.

We need a video about Artem Bahmet

I feel odd when I throw $10 on a US open final. Now imagine betting thousands on a minor league tennis match. Hahaha

😂 It's a lot of work, to lose a match against a guy that needs to pay his way to victory

2013 wimbledon final has always been sketcht to me

Very informative and well put together. Enjoyed this a lot.

You are doing amazing content, your channel is going to go far.

this must be how sascha zverev lost the us open final

Indeed, there were a lot of threats on the ATP Directors in the main case you mentioned. (www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heidiblake/the-tennis-racket) I think the match fixing matter even affects Grand Slams.. Yana Sizikova's doubles match in Roland Garros 2020 for instance. Your three recommendations are completely right. Education should start as soon as you play ITF events. Kids should learn that these fixers will use you forever and that you'll get caught eventually...

This is the best tennis channel on RU-vid and it’s not even close

IIRC, shortly before (or maybe it was after) the cheating scandal, Davydenko won a whole tournament using a single racquet. I don't think it was a big tournament, and I don't remember who he beat along the way, though I remember being really impressed. More than that though, it instilled in me the fact that other pros going through multiple racquets in a single match was completely unnecessary (smashing racquets aside). In hindsight, maybe it was a sign he may have had money problems.

Great video! Please now make one about using doping in tenis, I believe even one of formal US open champions will make to video..

Match fixing has gone to a level of unthinkable levels in Tennis. Top players are seemingly into it. I think people who watch B. Paire matches can easily find out that he is fixer. What was the last time a player lost 2 sets and a break Up and still lost a Grand Slam final. And Zverev did that. It must be either Thiem lost the first set purposefully or Zverev lost purposefully. The Khachanov vs Garin match in French Open was one of the purposeful losing case. Garin was clearly the better player on the court still he was decided to lose. Tennis is no more a Gentleman's sport. It is clearly becoming a cheaters sport.

If there's heavy betting on something, then fixing will be rife. All professional sport is indelibly tainted. So enjoy watching pro sports for the amazing athletic feats, but don't get too excited about the results. Sadly, you can never be confident the result wasn't predetermined.

These are great videos, complete with evidence and a call to action

Videos and channel are amazing!

If I remember correctly, Lleyton Hewitt was investigated as well, retiring from tennis immediately thereafter.

Awesome content. Everything you post is so interesting.

What a great channel.

If I was a mediocre tennis pro, I'd be match-fixing. And so would you.

Reminds me of blue clay. It wasnt unusable but it favored different styles of playing. And for some reasons it was unacceptable. Someone betted a lot of money on players good on red clay.

I love this channel!

Good channel man

This channel is gonna grow rapidly

Great video!