London: The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has confirmed that it is looking into a match between Alexandr Dolgopolov and Thiago Monteiro after concerns were raised over suspicious betting patterns surrounding the contest on Sunday.

A spokesman for the TIU, the anti-corruption body that covers all professional tennis around the world, said on Monday that assessment of the match was being made.  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.

Monteiro, ranked 114 in the world, took just 55 minutes to beat Dolgopolov, who was ranked 51 places higher at 63.  Dolgopolov had been the pre-match favourite, but in the hours leading up to the game, so much money was placed on Monteiro that he started the match as an odds-on chance. (REUTERS)