Caroline Wozniacki and her father Piotr denied the speculation that the 19-year-old threw her first round match at the Luxembourg Open earlier this week against local player Anne Kremer.Wozniacki was leading 7-5, 5-0 before quitting the match due to injury, causing tennis authorities to investigate the event.
Who in their right mind would do that? So, I'm not shocked by the allegation.
Viewers watching online streaming were said to be able to hear Piotr tell her daughter to quit at 3-0 in the second set in order to save herself from further injury.
This sparked a series of bets on her opponent who was already on the verge of losing.
Piotr defended his 'innocent intentions".
"I went onto the court and said to her, 'Caro, it does not matter whether it's going to be 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2. You can not play the next round, so you shouldn't take the risk,"' he explained to Danish radio.Last year, tennis governing bodies created a Tennis Integrity Unit in an effort to combat gambling and match-fixing in the sport.
"I'm very proud of Caroline, because she stopped the fight and gave her opponent a chance."
"We're just looking into everything that happened in this match," WTA spokesman Neil Robinson said, adding that he believed the information would go to the integrity unit.Wozniacki immediately dismissed suggestions that the result was rigged.
"So, people bet on my matches. Some win, others lose. I just know that I am clean. It is most important to me," Wozniacki said.Despite her injury, Wozniacki has confirmed her participation in the season-ending WTA Tour Championship in Doha next week.
"And if anyone is in doubt about my injury, I can both produce scan from the hospital and a report from the tournament physiotherapist."
On the lighter side of Wozniacki, I would prefer her being watched this way than by the tennis authorities. Check out the video.
(Via Sky Sports)
