Australian Open: Tennis Officials Quiz Players Over Suspicious Betting Patterns in Mixed Doubles Match

The Tennis Integrity Unit has interviewed players involved in an Australian Open mixed doubles match that reportedly attracted suspicious betting patterns with a gambling website. (Tennis Authorities Deny Suppressing Match-Fixing Reports After Latest Allegations)

The New York Times reported that Pinnacle Sports said it had received an unusual spike in bets for Lukasz Kubot and Andrea Hlavackova to beat David Marrero and Lara Arruabarrena, causing it to suspend betting before the teams played on Sunday. (Retiring Lleyton Hewitt Slams Match-Fixing Slur As 'Absolute Farce')

All players identified in the newspaper report have rejected any possibility of fixing. (Djokovic Reveals Offer of USD 200,000 to Fix Match Early In his Career)

Kubot and Hlavackova, who won 6-0, 6-3, on Monday said the Tennis Integrity Unit had asked them questions about the match.

Kubot told reporters he didn't notice anything unusual, saying "we gave 100 percent in that match" and he believed his opponents "were trying 100 percent." He said no players should have been identified without proof of wrongdoing.

Marrerro and Arruabarrena rejected the allegations in an interview with the newspaper.