Richard Bloomfield, ranked 552 in the world at the start of last week, has found himself at the centre of a probe concerning the betting patterns behind his recent match against Christophe Rochus at the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport.
AFTER tournament-favourite Sam Querrey was knocked out of the ATP Hall of Fame Tennis Championships yesterday, bookmakers took action to make Mardy Fish the new favourite to prevail in Newport. Querrey's defeat to Jamaica's Dustin Brown means that the top seed still has not won the ATP tournament in its 34 year existence.
The French Open is now almost a day off schedule, after rain interrupted chunks of yesterday's play. Andy Murray got past Juan Ignacio Chela last night, but his victory came over 24 hours after the match had started.
Read: French Open betting – Federer, Murray and Nadal all in action
After a regulation win for Roger Federer against Australian Peter Luczak yesterday, Rafael Nadal will look to justify his tag as hot favourite for the event in his match against wildcard Gianni Mina. Nadal is a massive favourite for the match, priced at 1/100 (bet $100 to make $1 profit), while Mia is at 80/1. Nadal [...]
Read: French Open betting odds – Nadal and Roddick in action today
Andy Murray faces a tough first round clash as he takes on Richard Gasquet in the French Open. The two players have played each other three times, with Gasquet winning two of the contests. The last time they played was at Wimbledon in 2008, where Murray triumphed in a five-set thriller.
Read: French Open betting odds – Andy Murray vs Richard Gasquet
The French Open starts next week, and with Rafael Nadal looking to be back at his best, all other players could be playing for second place. Last year, Nadal suffered a shock defeat to Robin Soderling, who then went on to reach the final, where he lost to Roger Federer. That was Nadal's first ever loss at Roland Garros, and he will be looking to make sure that it doesn't happen again.
This week's Madrid Masters sees three former champions return to try to reclaim their title. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray have all won here, although Murray and Nadal both won it when it was played on hard courts, instead of clay.
The world's top players convene at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia this week as they look to prepare for the French Open, which starts in a month's time. The 'King of Clay', Rafael Nadal, got back to winning ways at the Monte Carlo Masters, beating Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-1 in the final. Roger Federer will also play here, returning after a month's absence. He will be looking to play himself back into form, after failing to reach the quarter-finals in either of his last two tournaments.
Read: ATP Rome Masters betting odds – Federer and Nadal set to rekindle rivalry
The Clay season is just about to begin, and with usual King of Clay Rafael Nadal not in the best of form, we could see some new faces step up to try to seize his crown. This week's event in Monaco is the first Masters series to be played on Clay this year, and Nadal has won it for the past five years.
The Sony Ericsson Miami Masters is down to the last sixteen, with the matches taking place over the course of the day. The top three ranked players still in the tournament, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick, all play today, hoping to progress to the quarters.
Read: ATP Miami Masters betting – Federer and Nadal in action today
