An online bookmaker confirmed today it has alerted tennis authorities about unusual patterns of betting on a match at Wimbledon yesterday.

ROGER FEDERER drew gasps of admiration yesterday as he opened the defence of his Wimbledon crown with a 6-3 6-3 6-0 thrashing of Britain’s Alex Bogdanovic.

Juergen Melzer pulled off a major upset at the CA Trophy by beating top seed Tommy Haas in straight sets.