Clement reveals betting offers

French tennis player Arnaud Clement says he has refused money in the past to lose a match, but would not elaborate. 8220;It has happened to me, I won8217;t say where or under what circumstances,8221; Clement said after losing 6-4, 6-3 to Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the first round of the Paris Masters yesterday.

8220;There was not a fraction of a second8217;s hesitation to refuse the proposal.8221;

The 2001 Australian Open finalist feared revealing more about the offer could lead to reprisals against him.

8220;That8217;s why I don8217;t want to say too much about it. And it8217;s for that reason that I won8217;t mention either the place or how it happened,8221; Clement said.