The New Paper understands a British national was arrested in connection with illegal betting last week during the BNP Paribas Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals Singapore presented by SC Global at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Responding to TNP’s queries, a spokesman for the British High Commission in Singapore confirmed the arrest and said it has provided the man with consular assistance, news.asiaone.com reports.
The police confirmed that a report was lodged. The Briton is believed to have been arrested during the evening session last Wednesday.
Garbine Muguruza beat Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-4 in a singles group match that night before Martina Hingis partnered Sania Mirza to beat Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 6-3, 6-4.
TNP also understands a Russian man was questioned by officials from the WTA and the Singapore Sports Hub, which manages the Indoor Stadium, last Tuesday evening.
Maria Sharapova beat Simona Halep in a singles group stage match that night before Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro beat Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik 7-5, 6-2 in a doubles preliminary tie.
In response to media queries, the Sports Hub’s senior director of corporate communications and stakeholder management, Mr Jose Raymond, said: “The Singapore Sports Hub enjoys a close working relationship with the Singapore Police Force. “We will support and assist them in any ongoing investigations.”
The WTA did not respond to TNP’s queries at press time.