Top tennis player Andy Murray urged Tennis authorities to be proactive on the issue of match-fixing in the sport that has been a widespread talk in the media. He also said that Tennis authorities should have personally informed the players on the issue than letting the media inform them first.
As reported by Yahoo, Murray urged the Tennis authorities to be proactive in the fight against corruption in the game. The issue began when BBC and Buzzfeed reported about a group of players, some of which are Grand Slam Title winners speculated to be involved in match fixing but were never given punishment.
According to Murray, the authorities must be transparent in fighting corruption. "If there is corruption in any sport, you know, you want to hear about it,", he said.
"Some of it will be true, some of it might not be true. But I'm always very curious with that stuff across really all sports, as well. I think sports could in general be much, much more transparent.", Murray added as reported by Daily Star.
Mail Online reports that Murray stated that it would have been better if the authorities directly spoke to the players. "I just think that it should be tennis that does a better job of explaining -- they (players) shouldn't have to read it in the press," Murray said. "You have to be proactive I think with things like this and go and speak to the players rather than them reading about it in the newspapers or listening to it on the TV or the radio."
Unlike number one player Novak Djokovic who admitted that he was once offered to fix a match earlier in his career, Murray said that he has not received any offer. He also spoke about the organizers of the Australian Open for allowing a betting company to sponsor the event saying that it is "a little bit hypocritical".
Tennis officials has since denied allegations about match-fixing and asserted that they investigate on cases presented to them with evidence. The police are also keeping an eye in the Australian open for suspicious results.
