Murray crashed out of the Kremlin Cup on ThursdayNikolay Davydenko has criticised Andy Murray for claiming that "everyone knows corruption goes on" in tennis.
Davydenko's defeat by Martin Vassallo Arguello is currently being investigated by tennis bosses in the wake of irregular gambling patterns.
Davydenko, who denies any wrongdoing, said: "It was folly to say it." Rafael Nadal also dismissed the claim.
Murray later claimed: "The comments that I made with regard to betting in tennis have been taken out of context."
Murray's initial claims were made in an interview with BBC Radio 5live but he issued a "clarification" on his website on Thursday.
The 20-year-old: "When I said, 'Everyone knows that it's going on' I meant that everyone has probably heard that three or four players have spoken out about being offered money to lose matches - which they refused.
"I am glad that the tennis governing bodies are coming together to set up an anti-corruption unit to address this and I stand fully behind this effort.
Murray had told the BBC that matches on the men's ATP Tour were being thrown and that all players were aware of it.
He said: "They can try their best until the last games in each set and then make some mistakes, hit a couple of double faults and that's it."
The ATP responded by telling players they have 48 hours to tell the governing body if they are approached to throw a match or risk punishment if they fail to do so.
World number two Rafael Nadal questioned whether Murray really had any great knowledge of corruption.
He said: "I doubt Murray knows more than anyone else - he's gone overboard and there are no fixed games.
"I've been in all the meetings, I see what goes on on the circuit just like him and I'm not so stupid as to not know what is going on."
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