Tag Archive: Grand slam

From the earliest days of sporting competitions, players, teams, and fans have always enjoyed serious sporting rivalry. The sheer will needed to win, with all its sacrifices, is a huge driving force. As a result, over the years, a number of these duals and conflicts have become famous and are even well-known by those who don't follow sports. The desire to win, along with the prestige can drive both players and fans to extreme forms of behavior, as well as some ugly forms of cheating.

Though there's probably a lot of match-fixing going on in many sports, tennis has attracted more than a fair share of betting mafia attention. Due to the nature of bigger bets being allowed in Asian countries, the potential profits are that much bigger than for European sports gamblers. With huge sums of winnings at stake, the easiest means of fixing a match is to encourage the players themselves to lend a hand in the process, especially with so many tennis players struggling financially.