The International Tennis Federation have announced that they will work with Sportradar to combat match-fixing in tennis.
The agreement will see Sportradar’s Fraud Detection System used to monitor match betting patterns to identify and act upon any irregular findings. The Tennis Integrity Unit will also be able to benefit from using Sportradar’s capabilities.
ITF President Daniel Haggerty: “We are pleased to be further developing our relationship with Sportradar in order to enhance our integrity protection measures. Combating match-fixing and other forms of corruption in tennis is crucial in ensuring the long-term health of the game. These new developments build on our long-term partnership with Sportradar to develop and provide ITF Pro Circuit data and content for fans worldwide.”
Sportradar Founder and CEO Carsten Koerl said: “The ITF is taking the significant step of putting the highest level of integrity protection in place. I am proud that our long-term partner has done this by building on the measures already implemented around tour structure, tournaments, and umpires. This step, when aggregated with all the ITF’s other initiatives, should offer reassurance to players, fans and other stakeholders in tennis.”
The governing bodies of tennis are under pressure to combat match-fixing after a high-profile Buzzfeed article in January 2016 made claims of high-profile match-fixing in the sport. Players have been banned for match-fixing including Daniel Kollerer and Oliver Anderson.
