Color me naive, but I never thought of wagering at Wimbledon as a big deal, especially in the early rounds.  Then I came across this on Freakonomics via AP:

“British media said up to $546,000 of wagers were placed on No. 89 Carlos Berlocq of Argentina to lose the match Tuesday. He lost 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to Richard Bloomfield, who is ranked 170 places below him and got into the draw as a wild card.”

“London media said the bets on the match were about 30 times more than had been placed on similar British players and foreign opponents.”

I love tennis and think it’s a great game, but as I’ve told many people the sport attracts some true wankers in both the recreational and professional ranks.  Still, if this story is true then Berlocq has redefined the level of wankerism to which tennis players can fall.  I mean if you’re gonna fix a match wouldn’t you make it look at least a little more competitive?  Even boxers cheat better than that.