Tennis authorities looking into women’s match after Wozniacki withdrew while leading

Tennis authorities looking into women’s match

LONDON — Tennis authorities are looking into a WTA Tour match involving U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki that apparently sparked bettors to pile money on her opponent when she was on the verge of losing in straight sets.

Wozniacki, a 19-year-old Dane ranked sixth in the world, retired from the first-round match at the Luxembourg Open with a hamstring injury on Wednesday while leading Anne Kremer of Luxembourg 7-5, 5-0.

Wozniacki’s father, Piotr, told his daughter at 3-0 in the second set to retire before winning. His comments, apparently spoken in his native Polish, were picked up by microphones and heard by viewers watching the match on the Internet.

WTA spokesman Neil Robinson said the Tennis Integrity Unit was aware of the case.