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Quote Originally Posted by ParlayininHTown View Post
Davydenko ... He's been known to tank matches, sets and games for his boys in the Russian mob.

I also think he's been using PEDs lately, so sometimes I call him PEDavydenko.
and yet he has never been suspended ... you must be sharper than those ATP guys
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Quote Originally Posted by ParlayininHTown View Post
Davydenko ... He's been known to tank matches, sets and games for his boys in the Russian mob.

I also think he's been using PEDs lately, so sometimes I call him PEDavydenko.

Del Po wins in straights.
but isn't it hard to hide such activity in the markets? aren't bookies going to realize what's happening ? or are they betting peanuts on betfair?
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Quote Originally Posted by allin1 View Post
but isn't it hard to hide such activity in the markets? aren't bookies going to realize what's happening ? or are they betting peanuts on betfair?
Davidenko made about 15 mil Euro so far in his career ... I doubt he made more money betting peanuts on betfair
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Quote Originally Posted by horja1 View Post
Davidenko made about 15 mil Euro so far in his career ... I doubt he made more money betting peanuts on betfair
that's exactly my point. if this guy is fixing matches he is doing it for a lot of money. that kind of action in the markets should be spotted by bookies right?
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Quote Originally Posted by horja1 View Post
and yet he has never been suspended ... you must be sharper than those ATP guys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wLtfNlsoCk <---- Should've been suspended for this but was only fined a couple grand because the ATP has no backbone.

If you're talking about the PED usage, well, that's just my own suspicion. Can you blame me, though? As you've seen in cycling, boxing, baseball, and pretty much all other sports, passing tests and avoiding suspensions is fairly easy for athletes these days.
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The ATP launched a match fixing investigation of Davydenko's match against Martín Vassallo Argüello in Sopot of 2 August 2007, after several large bets were placed at an online British gambling company, Betfair, in Argüello's favour after Davydenko had won the first set 6–2. Davydenko withdrew from the match during the third set with a foot injury.[13]Although Davydenko had suffered three first-round defeats in his last three tournaments, was injured in an earlier-round match, and showed signs of injury in the second set,[14] it did not make sense to Betfair that such a heavy betting volume would go in Argüello's direction at that point of time in the match. Per its agreement with the ATP, Betfair notified the Tour.[15][16] It has since been revealed that nine people based in Russia had bet US$1.5M on Davydenko losing while two unknown people would gain US$6M from the loss.[17][18] A total of $7M was wagered on the match, ten times the usual amount.[19] Due to these irregularities, all bets were voided. On September 11, 2008, Davydenko, along with Arguello, were cleared of any involvement in match-fixing. The inquiry, which lasted over a year, was the longest ever held into match-fixing in tennis.[19]
Further controversy also surrounded Davydenko after one of his matches at St. Petersburg Open in October 2007. During his 1–6, 7–5, 6–1 defeat by Marin Čilić, he was given a code violation by umpire Jean-Philippe Dercq for not giving his best effort. He was later fined $2000 (£987) by the ATP, but the fine was rescinded upon appeal.[20] The following week, he lost 6–2, 6–2 to Marcos Baghdatis at the Paris Masters. This generated some controversy, as Davydenko was cautioned by the umpire to do his best during the match.[21]
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Quote Originally Posted by allin1 View Post
that's exactly my point. if this guy is fixing matches he is doing it for a lot of money. that kind of action in the markets should be spotted by bookies right?
It should, and is. He can be certain to make several hundred thousand dollars at the very least for every fix he agrees to. It's also possible he is under some sort of very serious threat of harm to him or his family, although I'd give that possibility the benefit of the doubt at best.