Is the 2008 Wimbledon Championships rigged? (No... Tim Donaghy is not officiating in baseball yet...)

Apparently, that's what the rumors are saying.

With the 2008 Wimbledon Championships here, tennis fans around the world are expecting to see some of the best action tennis has to offer on the most grandiose tennis tournament there is today.

However, it seems some people still feel different. Rumors began to come out that corruption does exist in tennis, saying that match-fixing does happen in the sport and with the 2008 All England Lawn Tennis Championships here, these rumors are only putting a bad taste on tennis fans' mouths, whether they like it or not.

All England Club chief executive Ian Ritchie doesn't deny the fact that corruption in tennis does exist. He even said that it would be naïve for one to believe otherwise. But still, he insists that this threat posed by match fixing has greatly been exaggerated.

''It would be naive to say there was nothing going on and we have to be aware of some activity but again when you come to a tournament of this status and stature I don't believe anybody is going to do anything other than try their very best,'' Ian Ritchie said.

''There is a big gap between irregular betting patterns and match fixing and corruption. Just because there are irregular patterns doesn't mean there is somebody inside the game dealing with something improperly.''

A report filed by former police officers in the past identified 45 games stretching back to 2002 that have suspicious betting patterns. Eight of these games involved matches at Wimbledon.

''I don't think anybody is doing that. And despite all the huff and puff about it nobody has ever provided any evidence to show it,'' Ritchie adds. ''So if they do it will be dealt with. But there is a lot of speculation, gossip and innuendo and very little fact.''

Who will win the 2008 Wimbledon Championships? Bodog sportsbook has the odds on the men's and women's division.

Odds to win the 2008 Wimbledon Men's Championships

Roger Federer 2.00

Rafael Nadal 2.75

Novak Djokovic 6.00

Andy Roddick 17.00

Odds to win the 2008 Wimbledon Women's Championships

Maria Sharapova 3.50

Ana Ivanovic 4.50

Serena Williams 5.00

Venus Williams 6.00

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