LONDON, Aug 3 - Internet bookmaker Betfair has
voided all bets on Nikolay Davydenko's Sopot Open match against
Martin Vasallo Arguello after irregular betting patterns were
noticed on the second-round game.
Davydenko, the defending champion, won the first set on
Thursday but the Russian was later forced to retire due to a
foot injury with his Argentine opponent leading 2-6 6-3 2-1.
Betfair issued a statement on Friday saying it had voided
the bets after consulting with tour organisers, the ATP.
"Betfair suspended settlement of bets at the conclusion of
the match yesterday because of concerns over irregular betting
patterns," the statement said.
"The company has taken this action in the interests of
maintaining integrity and fairness in all our markets."
A Betfair spokesman told Sky Sports News: "The prices seemed
very odd.
"Davydenko started off as a 1/2 shot, which means if you put
down a pound on him, you'd win 20 pence. He went on to win the
first set.
"And yet, a set up, if you'd put a pound on him, you would
have won £4.30p, clearly a lot more than when he was level at
the start. That seemed to us to be very odd...there's something
not right in that market."