From men wearing long white trousers to Swiss star Stan Wawrinka’s plaid shorts, from “naughty” Gussie Moran’s frilly lace panties at the 1949 Wimbledon to designer outfits on all top-ranked players, from amateurs to the professional open era, the evolution of tennis from just a sport to entertainment and to big business is significant. The traditional world of tennis has come a long way from its elitist origins. For the moment, no names have been revealed. The players included Grand Slam champions and eight players currently participating in the first Grand Slam event of 2016, the Australian Open. “Gambling syndicates in Russia and Italy have made hundreds of thousands of pounds placing highly suspicious bets on scores of matches – including at Wimbledon and the French Open,” the article stated. The usually reliable BBC with BuzzFeed published an article asserting that the names of 16 players who have been ranked in the top 50 worldwide were sent to the Tennis Integrity Unit for investigation. He joined DCAF in 2011 after a long career at the Graduate Institute in Geneva. Daniel Warner is Assistant Director for International Relations at DCAF, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces.

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