Why did Djokovic retire?

Question

In the match against Federer in the semis.

Answer 1

Its sooo typical of Novak Djokovic to do this in an important match. He knew Roger was on a roll lol and was going to kick some Serbian @$$ however Novak couldnt take it ``DEFEAT`` because he is rather arrogant, i bet he thought hed come out and beat Roger quite easily, that was not the case so he became frustrated and knew deep down he was going out so he mays well ``fake`` illness to get off that court. Im right trust me lol there was nothing wrong with Novak all week look at his interviews he was happy as larry. Its soooo annoying i was expecting an entertaining match between those two. I cant wait to see Rafa lift that trophy !!!! Vamos Rafa

Here im back to ramble more about this question and my dislike for Djokovic haha Novak cant compare himself to the worlds best to the likes of Rafa an Roger, especially when he pulls out because he`s getting beat now tell me does that sound like he`ll make number 1 or 2 ? Pfft haha I`ll change my name if he does !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

Djokivic is like me. I can't stand frustration when things don't go well as we expected. I give up easily and return. nothing wrong with him. we are good people. we just don't like stress. so we avoid it. refresh and come back and win the happy life. federer will beat nadal. FORZA FEDERER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

He's a loser and cannot take it.  It is easier for players to retire rather than lose to protect their ranking points.  And it is easier for him to lose to Federer by retiring than actually losing considering he owns a 4-1 head to head over Federer.  Now it's 4-2 but he thinks he can probably rest easier knowing he wasn't at his best.  The only thing that was hurting was his ego.  I think it's just another Justine Henin BS when she quit at the Australian open final against Mauresmo because she was losing bad, nevermind that she claimed on her pre-final interview that she's feeling great....suddenly she was sick?  Yeah.  People are sick of her ugly face for sure.

Answer 4

Further proof that you cannot beat a healthy Roger.

Answer 5

The guy has absolutely no class at all. He knew his was getting his *** kicked my the Master and his pride wouldn't let him end up loosing so rather than lose to Roger he retires. This isn't' the first time he has done something like this when own in a match.

A complete wuss.

He should learn a thing or two from Federer and Nadal two of the classiest players around. No matter how down they are, how badly they play they continue on with the match and loose it with dignity.

What an ***!!!

Answer 6

No real shock there..he was down a set lol. He does that a lot.

Here is what was said after the match ::

Djokovic said that he began to feel unwell midweek: "I didn't feel good for last three days. I've been waking up with some sore throat. But I thought it's not going to be nothing special. But obviously when you're playing against the No. 1 player of the world, you obviously get a lot of balls back and longer points, and I just couldn't get enough energy back after each point. I needed a lot of time. And I just decided not to risk anything.

"It's a sore throat. I feel dizziness a little bit in the last three days. Doctor in the tournament couldn't give me the right diagnosis. I'll check as soon as possible.

"I'm really disappointed that I had to finish this way. Feel sorry for the crowd and for everybody. But I always put health in the first place. Semifinal is a great result. No doubt about that. I'm not extremely disappointed. You know, it's a good result to come in the best four of a strong tournament."

Answer 7

Nole had taken some medication the day before and he didn't feel right. He didn't continue with match coz he was afraid of some injury! It's so not true that he can't accept defeat!!! Look at his career and you'll see that I'm right!!! He just retire a few matches and he have all rights to do what ever he thinks that's right!!!

Answer 8

I figured he would. Novak seems to retire a lot when he's down a set...look back at most of his matches with nadal..the injury time-outs..anyway, it will be nice to see another Federer/Nadal final.

Answer 9

I am not sure but I think it was through frustration! He also said had the trainer come out at one point and I heard him say he had taken some medication from a doctor the day before and he didn't feel right.

Answer 10

well his excuse was he had been ill for three days. he could have had something,we just don't know indefinitely. but i do find it rather strange seeing as how the last two matches he looked fine.....happy even,when he beat murray and querrey. perhaps,he shouldn't have taken his shirt off the other day.....oh that moisture from the mediterranean gave me flu!! lol

Answer 11

With this latest win, Roger Federer now has a lopsided 6-2 winning record against both Djokovic and Djokoquit.

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If Djokovic is to be believed, this is his excuse for quitting: "I haven't been feeling well for three days and I've been waking up with a sore throat. I thought it was nothing serious but against the best player in the world you have to be able to run down a lot more balls and need more energy which I didn't have. I was feeling dizzy and I didn't want to risk anything."

This is a good article: "Djokovic Taps Out Again"

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This is the seventh time young Djokovic retired in a match in his ATP career, three of them while he was losing. Three of those retirements came against the No. 1 or No. 2 players in the world in late stages of a major tournament (today against Federer, 2007 Wimbledon against Nadal and 2006 French Open against Nadal). Djokovic has a history of abusing medical timeouts, playing possum and other gamesmanship. The ATP needs to investigate whether his retirements are legitimate...or are unsporting behaviour. At the 2006 French Open QF, Djokovic quit against Nadal after losing the first two sets 4-6, 4-6. But in the press conference, the Serb brazenly (or delusionally) claimed that he had control of the match before his retirement, Nadal is "not unbeatable" on clay, the Serb "could win today," Nadal "didn't know how to play against" the Serb, and claimed he had seriously threatened Nadal before getting injured. Nadal rebutted: "Oh, yes? So he had the problem in the first game or what?"

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Federer is well aware of Djokovic’s questionable sportsmanship. In the Sept 2006 Switzerland-Serbia Davis Cup tie, Federer did not appreciate Djokovic's stalling tactics, including frequent dubious injury timeouts (e.g., the Serb had several leg massages while playing Wawrinka). After thrashing Djokovic, Federer said at the press conference: "I don't trust his injuries," drawing laughter from the media (who obviously agreed about Djokovic’s behaviour). "No I mean it's not funny, yeah. I'm serious. I think he's a joke, you know, when it comes down to his injuries. I mean, the rules are there to be used not abused, which is what he's been doing many times. That's why I wasn't happy to see him doing that and then running around like a rabbit again," drawing further giggles.

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Does anyone expect Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer to retire tomorrow because they are losing, sick or injured? Anyone? Roger Federer is a rare player has never retired or given a walkover in his long career, even when sick or injured such as in Australian Open 2008, French Open 2007, Australian Open 2005, Miami 2004, etc. (he rarely whines, so people assume he is never sick or injured). Even when losing, Federer will play to the end and take his loss like a man. In the 2005 Tennis Masters Cup, Federer lost a five-setter over five hours to Nalbandian, even though the Swiss was recuperating from torn ligaments in his ankle just one month before and had been on crutches and in a cast for two weeks (look at Federer's ankle and his tentaive movements). He never gave up, even though he lost and risked severe injury.

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Federer’s win today is a testament to his legendary fortitude and will to win that he has shown time and time again over the past five years. Surely Federer was exhausted entering the match, given his overall fitness had been set back by his mononucleosis viral illness this year. Federer’s match today is his ninth match in 11 days, and four of those matches were 3-setters. That is a lot of tennis for someone recuperating from mono (even young Djokovic crashed out in the first round after winning Indian Wells and Montreal). And Federer had to recover from a two hour plus, 3-setter match yesterday against the tough clay competitor Nalbandian.

Today Federer was again ahead 6-3, 3-2 before Djokovic retired immediately after being broken for the third time. Federer won a convincing 56% of the 104 points, and had 23 winners and only 15 unforced errors in their 1 hour 11 min match.

When Djokovic beat a rusty Federer at Montreal he was up against Federer's B- game and 57 unforced errors; when Djokovic beat Federer at the Australian Open, he was up against the B to C game of the mononucleosis-weakened Swiss. Today Djokovic was facing TMF playing an A- game on the other side of the net. The pressure of a healthy Federer was too much for Djokovic today, even though Federer’s first serve was only 52%. If Federer simply improves his first serve percentage on clay, think of the possibilities.

Djokovic claimed that he had been sick the last three days. But he had been quickly rolling over Querrey, Murray and Ljubicic. A sore throat and dizziness--especially given the way Djokovic had been playing and running like a rabbit before quitting dubiously--should not stop a professional athlete from standing like a man and stroking the ball for just three more games in the evening sun.

Unless a player has a debilitating injury, retiring when just a few games from losing is the sign of weak character at best and cowardice at worst. Such a player does not want to give their opponent the satisfaction of beating them, which is bad sportsmanship.

The press had better not dampen Federer’s victory with headlines like ‘Djokovic retirement gives Federer the match’, especially after the news media shortchanged Federer after Davydenko retired at Estoril.

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Btw, didn't a poster say he would change his name if Federer beat Monfils, Nalbie and Djokoquit? Federer is not a player to be written off, even if he starts off inconsistently in his first match. Like Hidalgo, Sampras found out in their Madison Square Garden exhibition that Federer can be down 2-5 in the final set and even the great Sampras serve cannot finnish him off.

Answer 12

Because his pride and arrogance would not allow him to admit that he still can't beat Federer ALL the time!  At least by retiring, he could claim that Federer won only because he (Djokovic) retired, and not because Federer outplayed him!  Be a man and go down fighting!!!  And if you lose in the end, then act like a good sport and congratulate your opponent.  Don't chicken out and retire when you're a set down!  It just makes you look like a big egotistic WUSS!

Answer 13

I dont no maybe he was hurting some where

Answer 14

because Federer's (great for himself rotten for his opponents) luck just returned in the nick of time. He saved 2 break points serving 15-40 down in the first set. Then Nole barely managed to hang on to his serve game serving 40-15 up. Then next one he lost when he was 40-15 up again.

Fed broke Nole in the 2nd set, Nole replied by breaking to love. Then Fed broke again. Nole thought that God has decided to shower all the luck on Fed again, so no point.

While the above is true (except for the luck part... that's my version, others will view it differently), I am disappointed with Nole for tamely withdrawing.

Answer 15

I'm a novice to tennis, but the more I watch, the more respect I have for Federer (and Nadal).  It's obvious to anyone that the guy has been sick since the top of they year.  Yet he shows up for work every day and soldiers through it - although he feels like c**p - and never complained much.  There are a half-dozen bozoes walking around this year bragging about having beaten Federer, and he just continues to keep showing up at the matches (never complaining), and playing until he feels himself again.

I like Nole, but he needs to grew up, and learn a thing or two about humility.  His parents are WAY over the top...

DID ANYONE SEE WHERE FEDERER HAD TO TELL THEM TO SHUT UP DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE MATCH?!!!  OMG!!

I don't even know if I like Federer yet, but the guy has tons of class, and I respect him a great deal.

Answer 16

no idea!!

Answer 17

Lana Lovely is right... it is maybe one of novak injury time out strategy... poor guy...

Answer 18

Because his Ego could not take Federer beating him after all he has said.  Did you see how great Novak was playing?  Because he lost the first set and was broken early in the second set - all of sudden he gets dizzy?  Notice that Novak has never won a match from a comeback after losing the fist set?  Novak needs a fist set win to finish off a match with a win.  Dizzy my ***.  His ego could not take losing to Federer after all he has said about Federer being a has been.  Novak mouth writes out checks his body can't cash.

Answer 19

Everytime Djoko knows he's going to lose he starts to play sick. He has had a reputation of doing that since he became a pro.  What a coward. He's a jerk.  I'm so disappointed in DJoker.

Agassi could barely walk due to severe back pain and he didn't even think of retiring. He stayed out there even if he felt like a fool. THAT is a true champion.

AT the 2006 French, Djoko said he was in control of the match. When the reporters told Nadal that, Nadal was surprised, but gave the most classic answer ever, "He was in control? (shrugged) OK"  heh. As if he sarcastically agreed.

Answer 20

I don't know, I was about to ask the same question!

Answer 21

No surprises on this one! Whenever he is sure he will lose a match he has illness/breathlessness.

You cannot claim to be a sportsman if you cannot take defeat elegantly. Such matches reveal your character. And if you start cribbing and complaining instead of trying hard to beat your opponent, I wonder how people will respect you or your talent.

I used to support Djokovic when he used to give a tough competition to Federer in the initial days. I was glad tennis had more than 2 prominent players who used to split all championships between themselves. But after the whole cribbing episodes started, I lost all respect for him.

I still believe he is a very capable tennis player who has a bright future but he will never be considered a respectable player and will always be laughed at.

Answer 22

same, the announcers were cut off by a commercial so they never told us what happend to him!!! PLEASE TELL SOMEONE!1

Answer 23

i agree with what most people have said.

as much as i like him i cant deny that he is arrogant though the arrogance has decreased.i think he felt he could not make a comeback so he retired giving a lame excuse.

thank god he did not make a stupid statement like what he said when he retired against nadal in the quarterfinals of the french open 2 years ago.he had lost the first two sets then he retires and says things like - i was in control of the match and would have won but for the injury. as if.

he definitely needs to improve his attitude and not act like a whiner.

Answer 24

If Djoko was really sick, he has my sympathies, but if he did that on purpose then it is a wrong attitude on his part, specially if he is trying to be world no.1. After all the big talk he has done about trying to overtake Fed, he tried to take the credit away from Fed by retiring. It takes a heart and a soul to become a champion. I really admire Roger for putting up with all the trash talk, working through his fitness and making it to the finals of Monte Carlo. He passed the tough tests against Nalby, against Djoko which proved to be a joke and he just has to go thru one more time against Rafa. Wishing you all the best for tomorrow's game. Win or lose, you are the best !