Belle, 20 января 2016 г., 8:10
Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked player in men's tennis, said Monday that a member of his support team was offered $200,000 to have Djokovic throw a match at a 2007 tournament in Russia. Djokovic described the approach after the BBC and Buzzfeed News published reports that tennis authorities have suppressed evidence of match-fixing and overlooked suspected cases involving players ranked in the top 50, including Grand Slam singles and doubles winners. The reports said that none of these players had faced sanctions and more than half would be playing at this year's Australian Open, which started Monday. The players weren't identified by name. "I was not approached directly. I was approached through people that were working with me at that time," Djokovic said of the 2007 incident. "Of course, we (rejected) it right away. It didn't even get to me — the guy that was trying to talk to me, he didn't even get to me directly. There was nothing out of it." Djokovic said he doubted corruption extended to the top level of the sport, and pointed to the enhanced monitoring systems put in place. "We have, I think, a sport (that has) evolved and upgraded our programs and authorities to deal with these particular cases," he said. "There's no real proof or evidence yet of any active players (being involved in match-fixing), for that matter. As long as it's like that, it's just speculation." Source: www.foxnews.com/sports/2016/01/19/tennis-star-novak-djokovic-says-his-camp-was-offered-200g-to-throw-2007-match.html?intcmp=hplnws
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