Integrity unit assessing match

LONDON: The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) have confirmed they are looking into a match between Alexandr Dolgopolov and Thiago Monteiro after concerns were raised over suspicious betting patterns surrounding the contest on Sunday.

Brazil’s Monteiro beat Ukrainian Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-3 at the Winston-Salem Open, an ATP 250 event in the US, in Sunday’s first round match.Dolgopolov had been the pre-match favourite but in the hours leading up to the match, so much money was placed on Monteiro that he started the match as an odds-on chance. It prompted several leading bookmakers to stop taking bets.