The win on Monday in the first qualifying round for Ronald Garros of Valencian Barnabas Zapata (25 years old and 133 in the world) against Israeli Dudi Sela (37 and 456) has raised suspicions by French authorities, who are investigating whether it was a rigged match, it reported on Thursday The Team.
According to the newspaper, citing police sources, the main doubt focused on the second set, which was won by the Spanish by 6-0 and in just 16 minutes after dominating the first 6-3.
In contrast, abnormal values were detected in three online betting operators, based on Cyprus, Armenia and Ukraine.
After defeating Sela, Bernabé Zapata (Valencia, 1997) also did the same on Thursday against the Italian. Luca Nadi | (200 in the world) and qualified for the main draw at Roland Garros.
According to data from L’Équipe, online bets on Roland Garros have risen 177% over the past 5 years, to 128 million in 2021.
Source: La Verdad
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