Williams wrote that she asked the man if he had accidentally taken the wrong phone, and he gave it back.
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Djokovic added: “I know that there is also many betting companies that on the websites are using the names, the brands, images of tournaments and players and matches in order to profit from that”.
Djokovic kept Chung at bay at first, then gradually started to dominate en route to an uneventful 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory to reach the second round in Melbourne.
Rafael Nadal admits he faces a “very tough” opponent in Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in the first round of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. The reports point to gambling syndicates in Russian Federation and Sicily that whistle-blowers say repeatedly sought to fix matches and Grand Slam events.
Big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic is the first seeded casualty, the number 22 seed retiring from his first-round match against Argentine Federico Delbonis while trailing 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 2-1.
This fantastic game between the pair lasted eight deuces before the younger found the game victor after both men hit some fantastic shots in hard situations.
“But I really love the way I have life right now because I will put a lot of teaching time for my baby”.
“I miss the fight, competition (of tennis) because in the normal life you really don’t have much chance for that”, she said.
The allegations, he said, related to matches from nearly 10 years ago and didn’t involve active players. “I haven’t played many matches in many weeks, it was great to come out here and start my season”, Sharapova said. “It was an hour and 43 minutes and I didn’t feel it at all”, Williams said. “I think I just needed a break”.
The governing bodies for the sport, and the Tennis Integrity Unit, issued a joint statement, read by ATP chairman Chris Kermode at a hastily-convened news conference at Melbourne Park. He’s one of the players that people are talking about as a potential top player in the future.
The report prompted a swift denial from authorities that any evidence of match-fixing had been suppressed, as well as speculation over the identities of the players involved.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova also advanced Monday, beating Thai qualifier Luksika Kumkhum to avenge her upset three-set loss in the first round here in 2014.
Federer was also untroubled in his 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 win over Georgia’s Nicoloz Basilashvili as he continued his quest for a record-extending 18th Grand Slam title.
All eyes will be on the five-time Australian Open champion, as fans are eager to see if he can match his performance previous year.
“When the draw came out and I saw who I was playing I was like ‘Well, OK, I just hope to stay out there more than an hour, ‘” Konta said in a post-match TV interview, apparently as surprised as anyone after her straight-sets win over No. 8-seeded Williams.
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Chung tried to match Djokovic groundstroke for groundstroke in early rallies, but his inconsistent forehand was his undoing.
