Tennis again leads in suspicious betting alerts issued by the European Sports Security Association in the second quarter, accounting for 83 percent of its 41 alerts.
Tennis had 30 more suspicious betting alerts than the next highest sport, which was soccer with four alerts. The association receives alerts on unusual betting activity from its member organizations. When an alternative explanation cannot be obtained, it’s defined as suspicious.
The association also confirmed that it has entered an agreement with Sportradar to specifically track betting activity in tennis, combining its system with the data provider's own detection procedures in a bid to identify potential fixing. In addition, the Tennis Integrity Unit described additional steps it is taking to educate players on the issue.
"It is quite right that the tennis authorities seek to conduct a thorough investigation of its integrity procedures," the chairman of ESSA said in a statement accompanying the figures.
He added that "changes are clearly needed," and could lead to the sport developing the "best practice model that others will follow."
In 2015, tennis accounted for 73 of 100 alerts received by the association.