AFP
 
London, Jun 24: A Wimbledon men's first round match is under investigation after unusual betting patterns were reported. 

Although there is no suggestion of wrongdoing, online bookmaker Betfair said the flow of bets on Austrian number 26 seed Jurgen Melzer's 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over America's Wayne Odesnik were "very visible".

The Tennis Integrity Unit is expected to look into the match.

Betfair spokesman Mark Davies told the BBC on Wednesday: "We have a memorandum of understanding with the Tennis Integrity Unit which allows them to see patterns of all the betting which takes place on our site and we alerted them to this.

"It was extremely visible to all our customers, the price moving in as quickly as it did. There was a lot of chat about it on our forums.

"So we would have liaised with the Tennis Integrity Unit and then they can make a judgment whether there is something more sinister in this or whether it is just a question of people being aware of a player who was already significantly under-rated carrying an injury that meant that he was likely to lose."

Odesnik told the Daily Telegraph: "I'd never do anything to jeopardise my future."