Wimbledon chief plays down match-fixing rumours

All England Club chief executive Ian Ritchie today admitted it would be “naïve” to say there was no corruption in tennis but insists fears over the threat posed by match-fixing have been exaggerated.

The 122nd Wimbledon tournament begins today, a month after the publication of a report into corruption in the game by former police officers who identified 45 games stretching back to 2002 with suspicious betting patterns.