Help
5/25/09 7:41 PM | Johan Lindahl
Andy Murray finds a French player's five-week ban for minor betting on other matches in 2005 well over the top.
Mathieu Montcourt will cop his punishment - and a $12,000 fine - for wagering a total of less than 200 dollars on ATP contests involving other players.
"I'm not saying betting in tennis should be tolerated," said French Open third seed Murray. "But there's is a difference between a guy actually doing it to make money, placing 100,000 sterling ($160,000) on himself to lose a match and putting a 10 sterling bet on a match, which is not really making a whole lot of difference to his bank account."
The 24-year-old journeyman Montcourt, who has earned just $34,000 this season, considers the sanctions massively excessive. "It was in 2004. I bet on 20 or 25 players. The biggest bet was, I think, 3 dollars and I lost 36. Everybody is laughing.
"There is no comparison between betting in 2004 on 20 bets on Federer, whom I don't have any influence on, or Sharapova, or Agassi. Can you imagine? I was betting on Agassi. He stopped playing like three or four years ago."
Tell a friend »
Scan QR code to access Unibet mobile.
Bet on Sports wherever you are and whenever you like, with Unibet's quick and simple mobile client you can place bets, check results and see live odds.
For more info about QR codes & scanners click here.
Contact us
/ About us
/ Cookies
/ Recommended links
/ Advertise
/ Sitemap
Tennistalk v1.5.0
Disclaimer © 2001-2012, Moneytainment Media Ltd - All rights reserved
